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Aging in Place Technology Watch April 2011 Newsletter


When disruptive tech disrupts -- hindsight is 20-20.  Even famous executives like Michael Dell can be surprised by market change -- his comment about the rise of the tablet: "I didn't completely see that coming" made me wonder a bit about his marketing staff. But it was his remark about Android that made me pause: "if you look at 18 months ago, Android phones were like, "What is that?" And now there are more Android phones than iPhones." Consider this description from another WSJ article, which notes that "the handset logs calling data, messaging activity, search requests and online activities. Many smartphones also come equipped with sensors to record movements, sense its proximity to other people with phones, detect light levels, and take pictures or video. It usually also has a compass, a gyroscope and an accelerometer to sense rotation and direction." And Android phones support voice-activated search, e-mail response, and navigation. It would not be unreasonable to expect all smart phones to do all of these things, oh, maybe by next Thursday. And the following version may be quite usable. 

The Good Samaritan Society Announces Key Technology Collaboration for the Study and Improvement of Senior Wellness


SIOUX FALLS, S.D., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, the nation's largest not-for-profit provider of rehabilitation/skilled care and senior services, is joining WellAWARE Systems, Philips Lifeline and Honeywell HomMed in offering a suite of technologies designed to help seniors live more independently and remain longer in the places they choose to call home.

WellAWARE Systems to Offer Philips Lifeline Medical Alert Service as part of their Health Monitoring Solution for Seniors

01/25/2011


RICHMOND, VA, January 25, 2011 - WellAWARE Systems, a leading developer of next-generation, activity-based wellness monitoring solutions for senior care providers, today announced it has entered into a co-marketing agreement with Philips Lifeline.  Philips Lifeline is the leading provider of medical alert services in North America, monitoring more than 700,000 subscribers.  The companies will collaborate to deliver their unique monitoring solutions into the home for the benefit of resident seniors. 

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Lifecomm to Preview Next Generation Mobile Personal Emergency Response System at CES

01/05/2011


Joint venture of industry leaders Hughes Telematics, Inc., Qualcomm Incorporated and American Medical Alert Corp.


LAS VEGAS, January 5, 2011– Lifecomm LLC will unveil its vision for the next generation Mobile Personal Emergency Response System (MPERS) at the Digital Health Summit, 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The stylish, technologically advanced device is expected to be commercially available by the end of 2011.


 

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