Both the Amie+ and Gem are personal radio pendants which allow people to raise an alarm call in an emergency when they are some distant away from their Telecom unit. They can also be used to answer incoming calls if the telephone is out of reach or in another room.

The Amie+ is a discreet, attractive personal pendant in polar white whilst the Gem's slightly larger size makes it especially popular among users with limited dexterity.

Each product has a range of fastening options so that it can be worn as a neck pendant, on the wrist

or clipped to various items of clothing. The Amie+ is powered by an integral battery allowing a typical life of 5 years (Gem battery life is 3.5 years) with 20 activations per day.

Who are they for?

An Amie+ or Gem personal pendant is normally supplied with each Telecom unit. Used mainly by elderly, infirm or disabled people, anyone under threat from domestic violence or who faces the possibility of criminal attack upon their business premises.

How do they work?

Pressing the button on the Amie+ or Gem sends a radio signal to the Telecom unit which in turn activates the call - usually to a designated monitoring centre, but sometimes to the preset number of a nominated carer. If the telephone is in use when an alarm is raised, the current call is cancelled so that the alarm call has immediate priority.

When the button is pressed, the red LED light glows for a few seconds. Visible from most angles, this reassures the user that the call has been activated.

All Tunstall personal pendants are sequentially coded at the time of production so that the monitoring centre staff know immediately who is calling.

Amie+ and Gem are supervised, this means that their status is continually monitored and if the battery state becomes too low or the pendant is missing, the control centre is automatically alerted.

The main features of the Amie+ and Gem are as follows: