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Consumer Electronics Daily News 5 7 Saturday, January 7, 2017 this year. JC: That is correct. With help from groups like the Consumer Technology Association, the Buds campaign launched in 2006. Audiologists, profes- sionals whom ASHA represents, had grown concerned after we conducted national polling of adults and teens. It showed they were listening to popular tech at high volume for too long, too often. Such usage carries a significant risk of acquiring noise-induced hearing loss, a permanent and irreversible con- dition. CEDN: What has been the Buds story? JC: Using a variety of tactics, we gradu- ally focused on educating children about using popular technology safely. They included holding "safe listening" con- certs where professional musicians deliv- ered safety messages to young audiences. By now, we have held concerts in schools and performance venues nationwide. Along the way, we heard repeatedly from educators and others that the campaign outreach was both needed and effective. In fact, the World Health Organization recognized the Listen To Your Buds cam- paign as an effective educational tool. CEDN: Why then is a new approach being developed? JC: Ten years ago, a child of age two or three – critical years for speech and lan- guage skills development – would not have had access to devices. But today ASHA (Cont'd. from p. 1) they do, according to polling by ASHA and other organizations. That could cause them to miss out on conversation, engagement that is crucial for building speech and language skills. This new reality has become a concern of speech- language pathologists whom ASHA also represents. CEDN: What will ASHA's new tech ini- tiative address? JC: It will be much broader than the Buds campaign, focused on the impact of technology on human communica- tion. Although the Buds campaign suc- ceeded in many respects, the risk of noise-induced hearing loss from unsafe usage of popular tech remains. We will continue to address it, however, as one facet of the broader initiative we plan to undertake. CEDN: What else can you tell our read- ers? JC: While we are excited about the new initiative we are planning, we know we will have more success if we also have other parties' involvement. CES atten- dees have consistently been very enthusi- astic about our efforts to promote safe usage of popular tech. We invite them to stop by our booth (#44654 Sands Expo) this year to learn more and perhaps help shape the development of our initiative by sharing their feedback and ideas and maybe even getting directly involved. For more information, stop by booth #44654 (Sands Expo) or go to www.asha.org. from under a bed mattress. I then read the first scientific article back in 1993 and I was sold at that moment. A few years later, I joined the company and collected a competent development team. We start- ed to develop the dream to make it come true. We always wanted to solve the problem of keeping track of health, recovery and sleep quality in the simplest way possible, without having to wear anything. CEDN: What makes your product special? HR: One thing for sure is our proprietary sensor technology. Even though we developed it 25 years ago, it is the newest on the market when it comes to dynamic ballistocardiogram measurement. Where our competition uses historic piezoelec- tric sensors, our sensor material produces ballistocardiogram signals with the high- est sensitivity and richest details about cardiopulmonary functions. This must also be why doctors and scientists have been excited about it and have published close to 100 scientific articles using our sensor technology. The second differentiation is the fea- tures. Emfit QS is the most comprehen- sive health and sleep tracker on the mar- ket, offering a vast amount of data including all three sleep stages (REM, deep, light), heart rate variability throughout the whole night, heart and breathing rates along with resting HR, and movement activity, based on HRV calculations, and even autonomic nerv- ous system balance. Our long-term trends are also outstanding. Emfit (Cont'd. from p. 1) The third specialty is our product philosophy. Customer long-term experi- ence is first and foremost. When we start- ed as the true pioneer in this field, our experience from customers was that we make our products durable. Durability to withstand daily use for years and years to come was always a must. Today we have users who have used the same solution from us for over 10 years. Completely discreet, fully automatic and autonomic operation have also been musts for our customers. This is why we use mobile data and WiFi instead of Bluetooth, so there is no need to have a phone for measurement. CEDN: What has been the best part of your experience? HR: The feeling today, knowing that we were right when we started to develop our solution before anyone else even thought of such a need. Now that sleep tracking is mainstream, it is rewarding to go back to those early days. Even the internet was not yet available when we started pitching. We planned to use modems to transfer data. Luckily, the internet came along and made it all pos- sible. It has also been very exiting to col- laborate with many healthcare profes- sionals, solve customers' problems and live on the edge. Working for tens of thousands of families and care institu- tions has been rewarding. Meeting fami- lies, getting all of the customer feedback and feeling that we have been needed and there is meaning for what we do. For more information, go to www.emfit.com or stop by booth #43539. logistics. We have professional and expe- rienced packaging designers who are able to design custom packaging. Customers can bring us their ideas and we help bring them them to life. MingFeng Packaging provides not only packaging that protects the product dur- ing transportation – it offers upscale dis- play and delivers a company's message directly to targeted consumers. I am the Sales Manager of our U.S. office. Basically, I'm responsible for implementing marketing strategy, gener- ating and tracking sales orders and organ- izing U.S. events. CEDN: What brands are currently using your products in international markets? AL: We have developed an elite portfo- lio of customers that are leading brands, retailers and organizations. We try to extend into a number of different sectors to ensure we're not just focused on one thing. We think diversity is a great way to approach business, and the fact is our facilities are large enough to handle not only high volume runs, but also a variety of simultaneous runs of vastly different products. So, at any one time, we might be working for companies like the Swatch Group, Swarovski, L'Oreal, Beijing Tong Ren Tang, Beijing Caibai, Richemont Group, Macallan, Huawei, the China Gold Coin Incorporation, etc. We were also the proud packaging partner for the 2012 World Expo in Yeosu, the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai and both the Beijing and London Olympic Games. CEDN: What's unique about MingFeng? AL: MingFeng focuses on the high-end MingFeng Packaging (Cont'd. from p. 1) market and has a large production capacity, with over 4,000 highly trained and skilled workers in our factory. MingFeng has been tops in the luxury packaging industry for over a quarter century. We've successfully provided packaging solutions to many recog- nized, world-class brands. We have always been a name to call upon for international brands so they can devel- op their very own exquisite packaging designs. CEDN: What challenges and opportuni- ties does your firm currently consider? AL: The biggest challenge being faced is that the manufacturing industry is trans- forming in China. A lot of the costs asso- ciated with production have increased, the most representative of which is work- ers' wages. How do we plan to face these changes? By adapting to the new market landscape. We try to embrace new tech- nology age and are constantly bringing in new manufacturing machines and tech- nology to increase efficiency and reduce costs. We also plan on being a lot more outward-facing. We are going to attend packaging expos and events with much more frequency. CEDN: What changes has your firm undergone over the last decade? AL: We went from being a medium- sized company dealing with mostly local or regional customers to becoming a multi-national company. We had to open up a new location at an industrial park in China, with a new printing department dedicated to producing printing products. We're actually in the midst of preparing for an IPO. For more information, visit www.mingfengus.com or stop by suite #31-331 or booth #312. invest in your own personal hotspot with XCom Global. Travelers typically have a full agen- da, and with this device, you can feel free to stay on the go, rather than squatting at a café or hotel. You won't have to worry about other travelers gobbling up all the data and slowing down speeds, either. The hotspot operates on high-speed 3G/4G networks and connects up to 10 of XCom Global (Cont'd. from p. 4) your devices at once. Most importantly, it offers only secure WiFi connectivity (WPA2, WPN-IPSec) and you are virtu- ally untouchable from the hackers lurk- ing in cyberspace. You may want to think twice next time before accessing public WiFi hotspots, because that "free WiFi" you have been using probably comes at a cost. For more information, visit www .xcomglobal.com. shut down, 1.5-inch LCD screen and exclusive mount, which according to Henry Chan are must-haves if you are looking to record your ride. "We saw many videos of riders online recording distance riding with their bike club bud- dies and the video was either pixelated, shaky or just not clear. We wanted to DOD Tech (Cont'd. from p. 4) ensure we provided riders with some- thing that they can actually use to record amazing videos with. Something that they will be proud to record and share online." You can see and test out the new DOD Hummer bike cam at booth #5606. For more information, stop by booth #5606 in the North Hall.