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Boomers will listen to their doctor to buy smartphone medical apps

Boomers will listen to their doctor to buy smartphone medical apps

A Mitchell Poll shows that half of Baby Boomers who own smartphones will buy medical related mobile apps, especially when recommended by a doctor. There are 78 million Boomers in the U.S. (those born between 1946-64) and 24% own smartphones. These 19 million Boomer smartphone users are a huge potential market for mobile app developers. More importantly, a large number of Boomers will[Read More…]

ROBEAR : a robot for aging population

ROBEAR : a robot for aging population

Scientists from RIKEN and Sumitomo Riko Company Limited have developed a new experimental nursing care robot, ROBEAR, which is capable of performing tasks such as lifting a patient from a bed into a wheelchair or providing assistance to a patient who is able to stand up but requires help to do so. ROBEAR will provide impetus for research on the[Read More…]

Can baby boomers afford to pay for parents’ aging in place technology?

By Laurie Orlov from ageinplacetech.com It’s both a given and a strong conviction : Caregivers worry about the cost of technology to help seniors age in their own homes. ; And in fact, so does everyone else. ; Vendors and experts think or talk about the potential for all technology (or a vendor-specific technology) to be more affordable if it is[Read More…]

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JAPAN: Nintendo game a hit with seniors

Like many retirees, Isamu Shishido sometimes forgets names and even his own telephone number. But now the 67-year-old says he’s found a product that could sharpen his thinking: a new brain-training game from Nintendo Co. The ailing maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games has scored a hit by courting Japan’s burgeoning gray market with “Brain Training for Adults” –[Read More…]

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New tech innovations help elders stay healthy and connected

New tech innovations help elders stay healthy and connected

There’s a multi-billion-dollar market that has been largely overlooked by Silicon Valley. But a new wave of tech startups have begun developing products for seniors and their caregivers, from redesigning canes and pill boxes, to a web-based app that helps keep an eye on elderly relatives. The NewsHour’s Cat Wise has the story.    

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Telecare and Telehealth (report)

Telecare and Telehealth (report)

Telecare and telehealth will be most effective if adopted as an alternative way of engaging with and supporting service users and not simply as an “add on” or supplementary to the traditional ways of working. The Deloitte report looks at the role that telecare and telehealth can play in helping to transform health and social care by enabling commissioners and providers[Read More…]

Facilitate care, not replace it (Report)

Facilitate care, not replace it (Report)

Technical assistance in elderly and nursing homes from the viewpoint of nursing and care staff is the subject of this report. Elderly and nursing homes in Switzerland are already using technical aids and systems today from electronic nursing records through to sensor mats. Robotics and intelligent environmental technologies are still not widespread. Nursing and care staff in homes are open[Read More…]

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Technlogy for aging in place

Technlogy for aging in place

The marketplace for technology to assist aging adults in the Longevity Economy is expected to grow sharply from $2 billion today to more than $30 billion in the next few years, according to the updated report by Aging in Place Technology Watch, likely to be based on customization of software and hardware in general use — combined with more widely[Read More…]

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Survey Shows Boomers Ready to Leap Into Smartphone

A new study conducted by Consumer Cellular, the exclusive wireless provider for AARP members, and industry thought-leader Bob Chapin of Flying Coyotes, a leading telecommunications research firm, reports that Boomer adoption of feature-rich mobile devices continues to increase as those 50-plus look for ways to better connect with friends and family. The survey, completed by 2,037 U.S cellphone users ages[Read More…]

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HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) from Cyberdine

HAL 5 or Hybrid Assistive Limb 5 is a robot suit (aka artificial powered exoskeleton) developed by Yoshiyuki Sankai who is the professor of Tsukuba University of Japan. HAL 5 is currently capable of allowing the operator to lift and carry nearly twice as much weight as they could lift and carry unaided ;