Product Review Are you a skeptic of commercials on TV selling consumer products? We are too but after a substantial number of SHN reader inquiries, we bought a magicJack adapter to test out if it works as a home phone replacement. As homeowners are examining every expense, the cost savings offered by magicJack’s commercials almost […]
Category: Technology
Aiming to greatly ease the barriers that the aging or people with disabilities experience in participating in Internet activities, the OpenAjax Alliance (OAA) announced it has created new open source tooling technology to help software developers make it dramatically easier for them to access and use Web 2.0-enabled business, government and consumer web sites. The […]
What happens when GE wants to bring good things to life (and keep them alive) and when Intel wants to be inside the home? A joint venture. GE (NYSE: GE) and Intel Corporation announced Monday that they are creating a new healthcare company focused on telehealth and independent living. The announcement builds on the GE-Intel […]
The Center for Technology and Aging recently announced that five organizations will receive grants for remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology projects that will demonstrate how RPM improves the quality and efficiency of chronic disease management and post-acute care of older adults. The Center’s RPM initiative goals are to demonstrate that the technologies involved can reduce […]
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society announced that it has selected WellAWARE Systems monitoring technology in providing care to seniors living at home or in assisted living centers for its LivingWell@Home Project. The LivingWell@Home Project is part of an expansion of the Good Samarian’s use of sensor technology and telehealth services. The goal of the […]
Should Congress have the authority to mandate features and functionality of devices with screens that connect to the Internet? Apparently so based upon a new bill being circulated on the Hill known as the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, or H.R. 3101. The language of the bill aims to make manufacturers […]
Collage, The Art & Science of Healthy Aging, has announced the final selection of 20 sites nationwide to participate in an affordable housing demonstration laboratory beginning October 2010. The selected sites will use the COLLAGE new Web-based comprehensive assessment tools to advance healthy aging for housing residents and improve community outcomes. The systems collects assessment […]
How big can you make those buttons? Just5, a global provider of mobile phones designed for ease of use, reliability and emergency response, announced the general availability of its new line of mobile phones targeting seniors. The big button phone offers only the basic features for the senior market and focuses on simplicity. The Just5 […]
The folks at SharpBrains recently released their “State of Brain Fitness Market 2010” report that outlines the current landscape of the brain fitness market place and highlights some of recent innovative ideas through its 2010 Brain Fitness Innovation awards. Some of the award winners and finalists include specific project work done for senior living by […]
Philips Applied Technologies, part of Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced last month the launch of the market’s first ZigBee Health Care ‘reference design’. The recent ZigBee Health Care specification now also adds medical devices to the growing list of possibilities for ZigBee Wireless Sensor Networks. The small footprint ZigBee design connects to […]
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