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so there's been a trend of more and more technology aimed toward older people you know America's aging rapidly where the boomers are aging and so these are issues that we're going to have to deal with this gadget at least it's a plated version it looks a little silly but Falls really are a huge issue but when it's not inflated it's essentially a belt that goes around your waist and there are motion sensors in there the idea is that if you're a senior recovering from surgery or you're just you know not so steady on your feet you're walking around it senses that you're moving and then once you fall it inflates immediately into these air bags that you see here really good what am I about to do I'm about to fall and hopefully not kill myself probably think things that might not get there how does it actually work how does it work what activates it we have a rare I'm assuming Dexter okay my hip is not broken punch me man couple years ago the CDC said that Falls were one of the biggest causes of death for people who are old and that's a poem that's been solved so if you're walking around and you fall immediately the sides the airbags inflate and absorbs the impact and it'll spare your body some of the trauma that will happen when you fall and you're older and you're more brittle bones hip protectors already exist it might not be as high-tech but you know there are you know types of underwear and belt you can wear that essentially do the same thing they work but people don't really want to wear them a lot of people may be in denial that they need them a lot who might find them embarrassing or uncomfortable and no matter how good the technological gadget is it's people don't want to wear it that that's a huge obstacle the second obstacle is just cost right now this is going to be available for pre-order in France in about three months it's about eight hundred dollars though and they're not working with insurance yet and with the price tag there's gonna be some questions about how accessible and how practical solution this really is thanks for watching it subscribe to The Verge on YouTube see this okay Wow okay man I'm sorry