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The90 Launches UV-Sensing Pendant Necklace The Gem

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A new smart jewelry pendant aims to make sun safety personal, wearable, and stylish.

The90, a company founded by former Fitbit employee Stacy Salvi, has announced The Gem, a smart jewelry pendant necklace that measures real-time UVA and UVB exposure.

Key Details

  • The Gem is a round necklace pendant containing sensors for UVA and UVB rays.
  • Data is sent to a companion app that creates a personalized skin profile with UV thresholds, sunscreen reminders, and sunlight exposure windows.
  • The product is currently available for $200, with a planned retail price of $300.

Context

The company positions The Gem as a new category of wearable. Other UV sensor products exist from startups like Shade and established companies like L'Oreal, but The Gem is designed specifically as a pendant necklace, focusing on form as much as function.