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We all love being outdoors!
We all need to get enough sun for Vitamin D!
We all need to make sure we don’t get too much sun!
It’s all possible with UVA+B SunFriend®; a new
gadget for personal safer daily UV consumption!
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Did you know? When you slather on sunscreen, you prevent beneficial ultraviolet B from penetrating the skin, which is what your body needs to make vitamin D! The same goes when you cover up completely! And vitamin D deficiency is at a pandemic level around the world!
On top of that, if you are in the United States, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, 1 in 5 of us will get skin cancer – despite the increase use of sunscreens! The skin cancer incidents are even higher in Australia!
One solution is to get “Safer Sun Time”! That is why we set out to make a fun, cool, wearable gadget, that tells you when you have had enough sun! You set it to your personal skin color and sensitivity, and it constantly reads any UV you are exposed to – from the sun, reflected from the water, under clouds, through glass! When all your LED indicators have lit up, you have had your safer dose of sun for the day! And SunFriend is waterproof, so you can wear it while you are swimming on the beach!
We designed the SunFriend to help people optimize their vitamin D and reduce the incidence of skin cancer simultaneously.
The UVA+B SunFriend®; designed to be the world’s best personal activity monitor for daily UV exposure!
Is there anything more enjoyable than spending time
outdoors on a sunny day?
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These folks are all wearing the new UVA+B SunFriend© with our patented, cutting-edge UV activity technology to help them make the most of their time in the sun. There is a fine line between overexposure, which can lead to skin cancer and sun damage, and underexposure, which can result in vitamin D deficiencies. With our trendy, user-friendly gadget that was inspired by small, powerful UV sensors inspired by NASA, you can safely and confidently enjoy all of your favorite outdoor activities!
Available in early 2014! Get your own SunFriend® by making a contribution today!
The UVA+B SunFriend is the newest gadget to hit the world for self-empowering people to take charge of their own health! After you set your own personal sensitivity level to match your specific skin type and color, and the rest of the work is done as you wear it! A super sensitive UV sensor keeps track of all the UV you encounter - from the sun above, bouncing off the water or snow, and even what you get indoors from lights and through windows. It's taking readings constantly to ensure accuracy, and takes into consideration whether a cloud has gone overhead or you are indoors or outdoors. Our technology is based on internationally recognized scientific research to accurately measure daily UVA and UVB exposure.
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Inventors Shahid Aslam and Karin Edgett shown here at the
2011 Create the Future contest run by NASA TechBriefs. UVA+B SunFriend won Best Consumer
Product and Most Popular Vote prizes.
Our team quickly expanded to include passionate engineers,
scientists and marketers from all over the country to take us all the way to
completed working and tested prototypes. We have spent nearly three years designing
and perfecting SunFriend prototypes and have thoroughly tested the technology
and product design. Our Mission: Provide the world with fun, effective and affordable new gadgets for Safer Sun Time©.
Learn More from Our Team
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Shahid Aslam Video
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Karin Edgett Video
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Siddharth Potbhare Video
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Stefan Giroux Video
Who Will Benefit from the UVA+B SunFriend Activity Monitor?
Anyone who is concerned about their health! SunFriend works to help you optimize Vitamin D levels naturally from the sun which is at pandemic low levels around the world! It also helps you prevent damage from over-exposure, helping to curb a crisis of skin cancer in countries like USA and Australia. And, practically anyone who loves spending time outdoors!
UVA+B SunFriend© is waterproof, lightweight and will be available in a variety of colors and designs. Beach goers, outdoor sports enthusiasts such as golfers, cyclists, runner and boaters, parents, people with outdoor occupations, and people with vitamin D deficiencies (just to name a few!) are all folks who will benefit from knowing when you have had enough UVA and UVB for the day!
Why Do We Need Your Support?
- We need to spread the word! We need to educate consumers about a new tool for Safer Sun Time™.
- We need to develop strong retailer programs and partnerships around the world.
- We need to create a dynamic retail website
- We need to develop the next generation SunFriends®
- We need to launch our new mobile app
Our thank you gift for supporting us is a frisbee to use with your new UVA+B SunFriend!
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Thank you for your support
to help us launch a new tool for Safer Sun Time©!
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Compelling reasons to monitor your daily UV exposure:
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1
in 5 people in the USA will get skin cancer (60 Million People)
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About
90%
of non-melanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun
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Skin
cancer
is the most common form of
cancer in the USA
- According
to the World Health Organization “one in every three cancers diagnosed
worldwide is a skin cancer.”
Interesting facts about Optimizing your Vitamin D levels:
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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we partnered with Voices of Hope, a volunteer organization that supports women recently diagnosed with cancer through empowerment, inspiration and information. We are offering a beautiful limited-edition blue SunFriend with a Voices of Hope commemorative band for a $100 level donation. $25 of this contribution will go directly to Voices of Hope. You will also receive the Special Edition SunFriend® + two copies of the Voices of Hope DVD. You will be supporting SunFriend as well as women in need during a very difficult time.
