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Mama's Check-Up - A Blood Pressure Monitor Video Player
I lost my grandmother to hypertension because it was not detected on time.
After that, I noticed something. Many elderly parents struggle with small, confusing manual blood pressure monitors, but they know exactly how to use a digital blood pressure monitor. It is familiar. It is trusted. It is not scary.
So I built a video player that looks and feels like the monitor they already know.
The screen is a digital BP display. Big numbers show the time, like SYSTOLIC / DIASTOLIC. The progress bar fills up like a cuff, from green to yellow to red. The volume is a heart that pulses at 72 BPM when the video is playing. And instead of tiny icons, there is one big START / STOP button and a BIG SCREEN button with clear text.
If they can watch a video, they can check their blood pressure and the children who leaves far from home will be at rest.
This is built for elderly parents, for caregivers checking in from far away, and for anyone who needs a player that is calm, clear, and hard to get wrong.
Built with http://Video.js. Large 48px+ touch targets, high contrast, keyboard navigable, and respects reduced motion.
Note: The demo video is a placeholder. The skin is the product.
This is for her, and for every mama we want to keep safe.
Building it around something your grandmother's generation already trusts is really thoughtful. Strong story behind it.
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