Hip-Pal is an IoT fanny bag with inbuilt heating and vibration pads, accompanied with a mobile app that provides relief from the severe physical and mental discomfort of menstrual pain, while also serving as a useful and stylish daily hip-bag.
Around 60-93% of young adolescents experience painful menstrual cramps, with 5-20% reporting severe dysmenorrhea or pain that prevents them from participating in their usual activities. Hip-Pal looks into this and aims at being a solution, allowing you to continue your daily activies while getting relief from pain on the go.
Use of Over-the-counter (OTC) medication to relieve period pain is not a favourable solution because of its adverse side effects, including gastric ulcer, haemorrhage and impaired kidney issues. Hip-Pal uses technology that provides heat and vibrations up to 60Hz, proven to relax tight muscles and greatly aid in relieving menstrual pain.
With Hip-Pal, we hope to change the outlook of menstruation from being a menace to a mentor by highlighting the importance of knowing about our bodily changes during menstruation, while keeping the pain at bay and becoming a fun addition to your life, just like a dear pal.
The mobile app is the main control center of Hip-Pal. This is where you will be adjusting all the temperature and vibration settings of the bag. In addition to this, the app has a multitude of features shown below that collects information about your experience during your cycle and provides a variety of fun solutions.
Hip-Pal allows you to slide the temperature according to your preference, with added smart features.
Hip-Pal allows you to slide the vibration frequency according to your preference, with added smart features.
Hip-Pal tracks your cycle according to your history, and the bag warms up 3 days prior as a reminder.
After analysing your cycle patterns, Hip-Pal can predict the next 3 cycles so you can plan ahead.
Hip-Pal tracks data like your body temperature fluctuations during your period and suggests auto-temperature controls accordingly.
Hip-Pal is literally your pal. It senses when a function has been used exhaustively and sends positive messages throughout your cycle.
Hip-Pal also sends cheeky puns for a good laugh to brighten your day.
Hip-Pal lets you store your favourite songs and suggests them to you throughout your cycle.
Hip-Pal has been programmed with a vartiety of food and drink suggestions to relieve pain during your cycle.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
LHip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
Hip-Pal allows you to input a variety of moods during your cycle to enhance and accustom itself to best suit your requirements.
This diagram illustrates the working behind Hip-Pal, right from the various physical features of the bag, to the location of the heat and vibration pads and the application of digital temperature sensors, motors and bluetooth with the help of Arduino.
Here are some of the reasons why Hip-Pal can be your new partner in crime:
Hip-Pal is a chic solution to an everyday problem that combines health with fashion to be a companion for life.
This bag uses a compact temperature sensor, motor and arduino circuit that is well hidden within the seams of the bag.
The app collects information about the user and their body changes during the cycle, encouraging concious thinking of its effects on their overall well being.
Hip-Pal supports wireless connection with its Bluetooth feature, allowing easy control using the app, making it convenient and seamless.
No coding knowledge is needed to use Hip-Pal, the app is designed to be user-freindly and is a product for everyone. The users can easily adjust the settings to their preference.
Hip-Pal is designed to help users listen to and follow their bodies during their cycle, while providing relief from pain so they can focus on their daily lives.
Our app-based bag uses state of the art technology to offer a simple and evolving interface that allows different symptoms to be traced over time.
The bag is manufactured using high-quality cotton that is lightweight, weatherproof, tough and durable, that can last many years.
Its main features include a body temperature sensor, and heat & vibration pads that promote smoother blood circulation to eliminate fatigue and relieve soreness.
Hip-Pal uses a battery that can be easily recharged and has a long lasting life.
We encourage users to reccomned changes to us that we can apply to Hip-Pal so that we create a mutualually helpful feedback loop, and Hip-Pal can become your true companion.
Hip-Pal provides immediate relief with fast heating, getting rid of any uneasiness without the side-effects of antibiotic medicines.