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Next up Invoxia. Invoxia, David Erhun, Erhun. Alright, nice to meet you, David.

Likewise.

Ah, so again here. I can't see with my glasses on because they fog up, right. So, there we go. Like maybe I can hold them all like this. So we're tracking vehicles?

Not quite in this case.

Okay.

No, no.

I just seen those two words when I put my glasses up.

You're on the right track.

So tell me what Invoxia is.

So Invoxia is a French company. We've been around for about 10 years now. We specialize in microelectronics sensor technology and AI. And we've been working in GPS trackers for about the last four or five years now.

Okay, Oh, Okay.

And we're the best-selling GPS tracker in Europe. And we've got a couple of products here in the US already. And today we're introducing our advanced biometric monitoring collar for dogs. So this is the smart dog collar.

Right here.

Right here. Yeah.

Oh my goodness.

And so this allows you to monitor your heart and respiratory rate of your dog as well as its activity and sleep, and GPS position. So do you have a dog?

I do not. And I wouldn't mind having one. I don't mean to get you the whole story but I travel 200 days a year. So it's tough for me to have a pet.

Definitely tough to have a pet. Definitely. Oh Yeah.

But I can, I know a lot of pet owners, and the ability to actually know where they're at is great peace of mind.

It is indeed. Yes, exactly. So we've been, we've had a pet tracker, location tracker on the market since 2018.

Okey.

And throughout the last five years, we've collected 10s of millions of days of dogs pet activity and kind of been able to work with that data and analyze it and figure out how to improve our products. And we've gone to the next level with this not just knowing where your dog is, but also knowing how your dog is doing. And really looking after their well-being.

Interesting.

About one in every five dogs actually suffer from cardiac issues, which is astounding. I mean,

Wow.

In the US, that's about 20 million dogs.

I didn't realize this, and this actually will point that out and allows your vet, for example, to make a proper diagnosis.

Exactly. Yeah. So it will alert you as the pet owner, whether or not there's something wrong with your dog. Whether it's maybe it's not eating, maybe it's scratching a lot, and then it has fleas, or its respiratory or heart rate is unusual, abnormal. And if it detects these sorts of things, it'll let you know. And then you can take your dog to the vet and get treatment. And right now, we don't really do that with our dogs, right until we see them hiding under the sofa

Right.

For hours or days at the time and-

Right.

Like something's wrong. Now, this is giving you a new window into a dog's health and providing an opportunity for you to actually take care of them to the best ability, the best of your ability. And it's really revolutionary in that sense.

So I'm assuming that the collar talks to your smart device.

It does.

Ok.

Absolutely. And so via the companion app, you're able to consult, but the heart and respiratory rate of your dog, you can get a sense of where they are by the companion app. And you also have various information about their daily habits. So are they eating a lot? Sleeping a lot? Various metrics about what the hell they're doing?

Yeah. And if your pet does go missing, how does the tracking feature work?

So the tracking feature works in real-time. As it'll work anywhere across the United States. And when we release it, it will also work in Europe. It allows you to locate your dog down to a couple of yards basically, via the companion app. You'll have a location for your job to see where they've been and where they are currently. You can also set alerts like virtual fences. So if your dog runs out of your backyard, you'll say, Okay, your dogs gone, you should probably check on that.

Yes. Yes.

And that sort of functionality is something really think is essential in any connected collar.

So I know that you know, once you break the Bluetooth barrier, you know, then it's not free to connect to a cell phone tower or what have you. So I'm assuming there's some type of subscription.

You are, right? Yes.

Okay, so how does that work?

So the collar will be available this summer for about $99 and there will be a subscription it's about $13 a month.

Okay.

Which is relatively reasonable. I mean, the GPS trackers on the market which don't do anything nearly like this are often 20 or more dollars per month. So it's quite a significant investment.

That actually. Well, you have to think about what it costs for your cell phone.

Exactly, yeah.

You know, and it's basically the same technology.

It is, absolutely.

You know. You're not using it to talk to people or what have you, but there has to be a way for those cell phone towers to subtract something and there's a cost involved.

There is a cost involved. We're very proud of being able to make that cost affordable.

That's pretty affordable

And of the range of GPS trackers, we really, make sure to include the subscription with the purchase of the tracker. And we also offer some of the most affordable tracking solutions on the market today. And this is also going to be much the case. So this is the first time it's been possible to get such a 360 degree view of your dog's well-being. And we really think that is going to revolutionize the way we think about caring for pets, and we're able to bring our pets to vets with more information about their well-being and get them the treatment that they need in a very personalized fashion.

I think it's interesting that you've incorporated more than just a tracker in this. You know, you're talking about your dog's health. You know, it's, I don't mean to make this comparison lightly, I guess. But, you know, back in the day when we had an inkjet printer, and then they added a fax machine to it, and then they added a scanner to it, you know, and it became a multifunctional device.

Yeah.

Instead of having 14 things on there. I can't imagine a dog would be very happy having 14 different, you know, devices on the dog trying to figure out what's going on. Right. So this makes that pretty, you know, okay, for the dogs.

Yeah.

Dogs used to wear a collar already.

Absolutely, absolutely. So it's really designed to be most comfortable for the dogs. And it's not heavy. It's easy to handle. If it gets dirty, you can wash it. It's waterproof. And so really features everything you need for a comfortable dog collar. It also doesn't have to be cinched really tightly around the neck. You're strangling your dog more loosely. Like, any other dog collar.

Right, right. So what about updates in the future? You know, is there a firmware in here that you can update with occasionally? So how does that work?

Yeah, there is exactly. And so this is something we're really proud of as well, we're always adding new features to our products. And this is made possible by the technology to be used within the trackers, tracking products themselves, including collars here. And as time goes on, of course, we'll be learning about new behaviors and new illnesses and new biomarkers, and be able to improve our monitoring technology. And we'll be adding corporate new alerts, say for new diseases or detect new and different behaviors in your dog. And so as time goes on, of course, the collar will continue to improve.

Okay. And because I'm not a dog owner, is there anything I've missed? Anything that you can think of that we should talk about yet?

Yeah, I think we've covered kind of the essential specify. One thing which will be important is that it's really designed for medium to large dogs at this time. So it will fit dogs probably for about 17 pounds and up.

Okay.

Not your small Chihuahua.

Okay.

But anything else will be a very good fit.

Are you planning for something for smaller dogs in the future?

Of course, our goal.

Okay.

Is to cover a much wider range of pets, including cats, hopefully, one time in the future. I'm a cat owner.

Is it simply because there's a lot of technology in the collars after getting smaller?

It's actually a lot of technology in the collar. And we're kind of racing against where the sensor technology is at. It's gotten miniaturized to a certain point, once it continues to be miniaturized will of course incorporate it into our products and go further.

Yep. Very cool. All right, David, it's been a pleasure. Good luck to you with your product.

Thank you very much!

This is very exciting, especially for all the medium and large dogs across the country and their pet owners.

Absolutely.

Right. So, David, appreciate it.

Thank you very much.

And go check it out, everybody. Invoxia. Oh, yeah, website, give me your website.

Invoxia.com. It's fairly straightforward.

And you're able to get your product on your website. Is it available anywhere else?

Our products are available mostly via our website or via Amazon. This smart dog collar will be available this summer for $99.

Okay, very good. Go check them out, everybody. Invoxia.com and based out of France as a matter of fact. So that's very, very cool too. So

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