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Special Offer for Horse Riders

It's not like riding a bike. A sweaty muscular horse with a mind of its own can sometimes do the unexpected, & accidents can happen. If that happened to you, or a loved one, how would people know who to contact, & how might your horse or lost eqipment find its way safely back to you? In support of the British Horse Society charity, we are offering horse riders a special offer on Medical Alert/ID ICE tags, for attaching to tack or clothing, designed to help first responders know any critical medical concerns (such as diabetes, allergies, previous injuries etc.), as well as who to contact in an emergency. These can also send a 'location' alert to a selected contact(s), when read by any NFC/data enabled smartphone (that's around 95% of modern smartphones!), making them great for not only getting you the help you need, but also for helping you get back any lost property.   No special app is required, and there's no subscription fees either!   OFFER DETAILS: During the month of April, if you visit the ICE smartbands online shop, and use code 'BHS', you will get a fantastic discount per item of just £3 per sew-on smart-tag, keyfob, pet tag, each for just £6.99 (with free shipping on any orders over just £10). We will also give £1 per tag sold using this coupon to the British Horse Society charity!   Peace of mind, & help support a good cause too!     Learn more about our sew-on Medical Alert/ID ICE Tags by clicking here

What are Life Saving Wearables

Aurora offers a unique range of life saving wearable technology (SmartBands & SmartDevices), designed to help anyone in need of medical care, by providing key medical, contact, and location information, and are ideal for anyone with long term health conditions, anyone vulnerable or requiring special care, including animals, or anyone at risk of potential injury.   As part of our mission, our unique range of revolutionary life saving wearables, utilises well proven, tried, tested and easily accessible technology. If you or a friend are involved in an accident and suffer from diabetes or other medical ailment, how does your rescuer know: 1. Your Medical history 2. Your Medication & dosage 3. Your Allergies, if any 4. Your Blood group 5. Who to contact   True, this vital information could all be contained on a card. But how many of us carry such a card in our handbag or wallet? And what if, instead of a card, first responders could simply access all this information through a durable, waterproof wristband, keyfob, sew-on button or other wearable device?   If you currently wear a medical alert wristband, it is likely to be either 'chunky' or if not, highly degradable, and often fairly costly. Happily, an ingenious lightweight wristband is on the market, that solves these problems & in addition, enables paramedics to view your medical details on their phone.   It even provides location information, helping Emergency Services, carers, or loved ones get to your position quicker.”       Smartbands use proven contactless NFC technology...the same ‘swipe-&-go’ technology found in travel-cards, passports, hotel keycards, credit cards, security tags, & more ...already in the hands of almost everyone with a Smartphone…     Available in a variety of forms from wristband & key fobs, to sew on buttons and stickers, making them practical, easy to use, & quick to set up, with NO subscription costs, NO batteries to charge, & designed to last.   And all with a range of extra benefits to enjoy every day.   Order yours today at Aurora.Enterprises, or pre-order our new designed bands, & remember to like us on Facebook, & Follow us on Twitter, and share our story across Social Media, and tell your friends how we can change the world together.

What is NFC

NFC is the worldwide standard used for a range of uses. Otherwise known as RFID, uses for this technology include: Hotel keys Shop security tags and product packaging tags Animal livestock tags Electronic Car Keys B&B Keyfobs Passports, driving licences, and security identification Contactless payment bank cards .... and now our life saving ICE Smart Devices This means we are building on well proven, tried and tested technology, making it robust, affordable, and highly durable, and easy to use with most Smartphones. NFC technology is a standard for Android Phones, Windows Phones, and even iPhones (although only unlocked by Apple on iPhones 7 and above). In 2019, we predict NFC technology to be 'everywhere', with countless projects being launched to maximise this simple, and durable technology, in a range of fantastic ways.   NFC is used in ICE SmartBands. Learn more about ICE SmartBands life saving wearables, by visiting the site ICEsmartbands.com

Integrate our Wearable Technology into Your Products

Our Wearable technology is designed to save lives, help recover lost items, and brings great deals while helping charities. But it doesn't just stop there. Our unique Smart-Device can easily be integrated into your product range, such as bags, suitcases, phone cases, laptop cases, and even clothing (especially with our washing machine-proof models!), and much more. If you have a product that might benefit from our cost effective life saving add-on, why not contact us to discuss further how we can partner together. Together, we can make a difference.

Why 3 messages are better than 1

When you first set up an account with Aurora, you can choose to add an ICE (In Case of Emergency) message, which can be changed at any time. For owners of ICE smart tags, this is used as your default message when your tag/band is scanned.   But you may be a carer for an elderly person, have 2 cars in the household, 3 children, a dog and a cat. Having one or more devices for each person, pet, or set of keys means that you may, or may not, want different messages to be displayed for each, without having to set up individual accounts for each!   For example, your own band may want to show your ICE information, your car keys may want to show the information for you and your partner, either of whom might be driving, your children’s bands might need to show who to contact but you might not want to display a photograph, and your pets may benefit from showing not only a photo to help confirm identity, but also list what medication your pet takes, which vets you use, and a telephone number to contact you if found.   And if you lose your keys, you can activate the 'lost mode’, as you hardly want it to show your car registration, or your home address, and see no benefit in telling the finder your medical conditions, but may wish to offer a reward for its return, so all devices have a ‘lost mode’ too.   For some, 3 message options may seem like overkill. For others it is absolutely essential to be able to do from the one central account.   Aurora's Smart-Tech ‘ICE’ devices are built to accommodate your life, and designed to be a remarkable addition to enhance your life.   Flexibility guaranteed.

ICE SmartBands - In Case of Emergency

ICE was a scheme started by first responders for first responders (paramedics, firefighters, police, first aiders etc.) to help people receive the right medical treatment in an emergency. Whether or not you have a medical condition, wouldn’t it be great if in an emergency, someone could simply swipe your wearable Smart-Tech band, or keyfob, and know whether to consider any medical conditions or medication that may affect treatment, be able to help emergency services get to where you are, and know who to contac, all through a well constructed emergency message, with a photograph to aid identification too? Well with ICE SmarBands smart wearables, you can!! Welcome to ICE.... version 2! And as long as the phone has NFC enabled, no special app is needed!! So Buy one from the webshop now, and be ready…. In case of Emergency.

How to register a device

Linking the device to your account takes 3 easy steps: 1. Scan the device ------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Either: a) Sign In (If you already have an account) OR b) Register (If you don’t yet) Use the blue button - "Not got an account? Sign Up / Register" Create your free account, verify your email & sign-in + Continue the “Add a Device” process or rescan if necessary ------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Step - Give your tag a name ------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Click "Add" to register the device to your account ------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Step - Make any changes you wish, such as personalise your message, set carer alerts ------------------------------------------------------------   ... and you are done!     (*) When registering a device, first turn on NFC in your phone settings

If you find a Lost device

If you find a lost device, simply scan it with any NFC enabled smartphone, ranging from most Android phones, Windows phones, and all iPhones from, and including, model 7 upwards (may require any available NFC reader app to be installed on some iPhones to read NFC tags). Scanning the device will give you access to details from the owner on what to do.

Device Error - Device not found

If your werable smart-tech device produces the 'Device not found' error, this is caused by a programming error with the device, by it not being correctly added to the site, by it being removed from the site, or by the device being a counterfeit clone! If this is the message you experience, please contact us, or the shop where purchased, where we will ensure that your device is swapped, without quibble. If you do get this message, which is extremely unlikely, we sincerely apologise, and will attempt to reward you for the inconvenience.   The Help and Support Team

Problems registering a device - ways to solve them

Aurora's devices are built for easy setup and easy use. However, sometimes, phone settings may get in the way. What settings you will need on your phone: Javascript must be enabled to allow a device to be registered Allow Cookies - These are needed to remember your login settings so you can use the devices in more clever ways than others. Location services should be enabled in order to help pinpoint your location. This will help you bookmark locations, share your location, and also help find local deals. If you are struggling to register or use the device, why not contact us, so that we can then improve our help and support section.

Customising the Message on your Smart Device

Your device can do far more than just provide the 'In-Case-of Emergency' details of the owner. It can provide a unique message per tag, or even be switched to 'Lost Mode' to provide a message if Lost, emailing you if it is located. There are numerous extra uses for our SmartBand and fobs, which we hope you will appreciate. Aurora smart-devices aren't just designed for the 'worst', they are designed to provide a range of life long benefits. View our attached guide for more ways to get the most from your Smart-Device.

How Medical ID Bracelets can be useful for Children

Smart Devices have hundreds of uses. Not only can they provide key ICE (medical, contact, and insurance) information, but can also be used to help tag clothing, keys, and other items. Children can use them to easily save or send their location, and in an emergency can be used to help advise paramedics and first aiders of medical issues, and even provide an up to date medication timetable, in addition to making it easy to contact parents or carers. With tag information being easy to update online, Aurora's Smart Tags can provide peace of mind to parents, carers or other loved ones. Visit our deals/webshop to buy yours today.

So you've never heard of NFC?

Hotel cards, passports, pet microchips, contactless payment, car keys, security tags. Everyone knows about them, but surprisingly many have not yet heard of the term NFC. Despite us also holding it in the palm of our hands, as a smartphone feature, we can't blame you. No-one knows and uses all of the features that our little hand-held wizards can do, but NFC, along with WiFi and Bluetooth is a technology to take note of. Of the three technologies quoted above, NFC (also more generically called RFID) has been around for the longest. In this half a century, it has been integrated into everything from security tags, to hotel keys, passports, to contactless bank cards, car keys, and much much more. Many car parts have NFC tags, and large supermarkets use them for tracking their shipments. We know. We helped integrate them! RFID has been a very slow technology to gain strength. First conceived a century ago, it did not become a became a reality in the 1950's, and only started to find proper uses  around 50 years ago. Over this time, reliability and quality has steadily gone up, while the cost to produce (a major stumbling factor for reliable products) has gradually made it more accessible., and it is now more more affordable than ever. Smartphone manufacturers Sony and Samsung recognise this trend at the turn of Millenium. Since this time, more and more Android & Windows Smartphone models have had NFC integrated, with Apple joining the movement slightly later. In late 2018, was a huge turning point, as Apple fully-enabled NFC in their smartphones. meaning that virtually all smartphones manufactured had NFC readers built in.   In fact, over 95% of smartphones manufactured today already have it, & that figure continues to steadily grow. Our wide range of smart bands and tags (such as medical alert bracelets, dementia buttons etc), have been designed to be easy to use, with the technology we already hold in our hands, and nothing more. No specialist app. Just your phone. This means an NFC enabled phone can bring up emergency information in a matter of seconds.   If you find someone with a medical alert smart band, or a lost key or lost pet with a tag, simply put your phone against it (*) & the phone will bring up the owner's message containing details, relevant medical information, & can even send an email to the a carer, or a found message to the owner. We've tried to think of everything! If you wish, see more about our range at https://www.ICEsmartbands.com   To use it, simply go to your settings, & check it is turned on. For Android phones & iPhones X upwards, no special app is required. For iPhone 7 & 8, NFC can be activate by installing a choice of readers. We recommend https://apps.apple.com/cz/app/nfc-reader/id1286968328 (*) The NFC reader on your phone may vary in location from model to model, but are usually found either on the top of the phone, or on the back near the middle.

Aurora meets Innovation with ICE smartbands

Aurora started with the single mission, to make a difference. We saw the plight of small businesses in trying to differentiate themselves in an ever more competitive world. We saw the struggles of charities and non-profits in competing for attention in a world full of causes. We saw so many good ideas never reach their potential, simply because of the huge challenges involved in getting started. As a result, Aurora began to help as a 'fixer', offering services to businesses and charities to help them resolve their challenges, offering them expertise and extra hands, including a range of results driven services, sharing the risk of success. We also had a few ideas of our own. One such innovation was the ICE Smartband. Easily read by over 95% of NFC smartphones, ICE smartbands and tags provide important medical and contact information, in order to help people receive the best selection of care in an emergency, taking into account medical conditions, allergies, & current medication, as well as providing details of who to contact. Another big feature is the automatic sending of location to selected contacts, such as loved ones or carers, helping them respond, find you, or help you get home.   Now, ICE smartbands, have a growing number of resellers, selling our products, or integrating them with their own, & have a growing customer fan base, who can all see the benefits that ICE smartbands & tags have to offer.   If you have an innovation, why not contact us to discuss how we may be able to help. Remember too, to add your business, charity, non-profit, or club to the directory. Click here    

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