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12/13/2012

Few studies have yet to prove effectiveness.

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12/12/2012

Seniors see better with tablets’ adjustable type size, new research shows. Reading becomes easier again.

Bipartisan Policy Center slams healthcare apps adoption rate
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Smartphones are poised to change the way healthcare is delivered, but adoption lags.

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Why do users still have to push the button to summon help?

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Maybe not soon.

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From the 2012 Connected Health Symposium.

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Do VCs trust anyone over the age of 35?

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Due to baby boomers, labor shortage looming for home care workers. Never mind that the oldest baby boomer is 66.

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In home and in store - smart phones and tablets change the way consumers shop.

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Remote controlling your house from your iPhone -- so now the home automation market will take off.

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NYTImes: The new market of keyboardless computers is quickly becoming as confusing as that of the old-school PC.

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Health to drive wearables market to $1.5B by 2014
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Juniper says wearables will be a $1.5 billion market by 2014 (in two years), up from just $800 million this year.

Eldercare Robots
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While the technological capabilities have been in place since 2003, the market has not embraced the idea of eldercare robots.

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11/01/2012

Current occupancy stands at 89% -- and the average move-in age is 85 says Aaron Conley of capital advisory firm Third Act Solutions.

AARP: Why Aren't Older Adults Buying Smartphones?
11/01/2012

Vendors must demonstrate interest in acquiring them as customers.

Passing Down Your Facebook Account
10/27/2012

Managing their digital assets after a loved one dies.

Look who's Skyping: grandparents and grandkids
10/25/2012

"As video chat services like Skype and FaceTime grow more popular, many children think of Nana and Poppa as those people on the screen."

Robots in the Home: Will Older Adults Roll out the Welcome Mat?
10/25/2012

Asking people who don't need assistance now, the answer is yes, unless the tasks involve personal care or social activities.

Deloitte: Half of all seniors, more boomers willing to use remote health monitoring
10/23/2012

50% of seniors and 57% of boomers are open to using self-monitoring, or remote health monitoring technology.

Frost & Sullivan spotlights top opportunities for telehealth growth
10/22/2012

Note the presence of PERS and remote monitoring (not just disease) in the top five.

Independa nabs $1M to fund LG TV rollout
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The LG deal brings Independa’s Angela software to televisions at three senior care communities, is pre-loaded on the televisions and is therefore television service provider agnostic.

Technology's role in senior care continuum
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Healthsense: Using technology can help retain residents in a community or in a certain level of care, rather than lose them to a more acute setting.

Useful apps and gadgets
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