<s>
Wearsafe	B-Device
is	O
an	O
American	O
personal	O
safety	O
company	O
located	O
in	O
Hartford	O
,	O
CT	O
.	O
Their	O
primary	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
technology	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
uses	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
technology	I-Protocol
to	O
connect	O
a	O
button-like	O
Tag	O
with	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wearsafe	B-Device
's	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
the	O
world	O
a	O
safer	O
place	O
by	O
redefining	O
the	O
way	O
people	O
seek	O
and	O
provide	O
help	O
"	O
--	O
by	O
reaching	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
customers	O
,	O
including	O
outdoors	O
sportsmen	O
and	O
anyone	O
looking	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
personal	O
safety	O
,	O
including	O
preventing	O
sexual	O
assault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wearsafe	B-Device
was	O
created	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
Cheshire	O
Home	O
Invasion	O
Murders	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Wearsafe	B-Device
Labs	O
is	O
to	O
"	O
connect	O
students	O
with	O
trusted	O
contacts	O
,	O
enabling	O
them	O
to	O
feel	O
safe	O
wherever	O
they	O
are.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Wearsafe	B-Device
is	O
designed	O
to	O
both	O
aid	O
victims	O
in	O
an	O
emergency	O
and	O
deter	O
attackers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wearsafe	B-Device
Tag	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
wearable	O
button	O
that	O
operates	O
similarly	O
to	O
other	O
wearable	O
personal	O
safety	O
devices	O
:	O
by	O
connecting	O
to	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
works	O
without	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
200	O
ft	O
(	O
70	O
m	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Boston	O
Globe	O
,	O
"	O
Activating	O
the	O
Wearsafe	B-Device
tag	O
not	O
only	O
triggers	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
alerts	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
designated	O
list	O
of	O
contacts	O
,	O
but	O
sends	O
live	O
location	O
information	O
and	O
audio	O
from	O
the	O
scene	O
and	O
opens	O
a	O
'	O
virtual	O
situation	O
room	O
 '	O
between	O
respondents	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
coordinate	O
help	O
(	O
or	O
call	O
911	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whatever	O
action	O
taken	O
on	O
a	O
call	O
for	O
distress	O
,	O
the	O
tag	O
vibrates	O
the	O
reassure	O
the	O
caller	O
that	O
help	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
:	O
The	O
Wearsafe	B-Device
Tag	O
buffers	B-General_Concept
live	O
audio	O
whenever	O
it	O
is	O
turned	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wearsafe	B-Device
's	O
Tag	O
pairs	O
with	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
to	O
connect	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
selected	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wearsafe	B-Device
Tag	O
sends	O
GPS	O
coordinates	O
and	O
audio	O
context	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
