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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Emeritus Senior Living (NYSE:ESC) recently announced a partnership with Fit Brains, an online gaming site that offers visitors a variety of games developed to improve brain health, which is an area of focus for Emeritus Senior Living. The Fit Brains games, which are offered on the Emeritus website, were developed by brain health experts and […]
Pantech recently announced the Pantech Ease, a new cellular device that is focuses on simple design and operates in two distinct modes, Easy mode and Advanced. The Easy mode (AT&T specifically mentions seniors) is designed to provide an uncluttered designed with a large menu, full keyboard and intuitive menus at a cheaper price point than […]
ActiveCare Inc. last week announced the availability of its new ActiveOne PAL (Personal Assistance Link) handset. The handset, also a cellular telephone, has one-button service where, when activated, a live operator greets each caller by name, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ActiveCare services range from GPS location and fall detection, by the […]
It’s not like the movie “I, Robot” yet, but watching the video below you can see that this is the future. GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (PINKSHEETS: GCKO) recently announced that it has upgraded and improved its personal assistant robot, the CareBot™ as a result of their ongoing world’s first in home elder care robot evaluation trials. […]
Who’s right, Betty White or the newest AARP Social Media Survey for the 50+ Crowd? AARP’s study prompted the group to redesign its website to increase its focus on social networking and refine its look and feel (good excuse). The survey shows that social networking is becoming more and more of everyday life of Americans […]
Remember Spike Lee’s “It’s the Shoes” commercial featuring Michael Jordan? Those shoes were special because everyone wanted to Be Like Mike. Today, everyone wants to be safe, especially those caring for persons with Alzheimer’s disease. By embedding a part of a Personal Emergency Response Monitoring System (PERS) in a shoe (rather than a phone/device), the […]
Want to train your brain or a loved one’s at home? Dakim BrainFitness recently announced that its software is now being offered for sale via its website for PCs and Macs for use on home and portable computers. The new software, a DVD package containing 6.5GB worth of content, helps maintain mental acuity with entertaining, […]
The iPad is everywhere…everywhere you turn, newspaper, television and websites and the official announcement of iPhone 4 is expected this week as well. Spending a lot of time in airports and seeing the recent increase in road warriors toting the iPad for personal use, I’ve been searching for a senior user that is carrying one […]
Vigilan, provider of software for senior living, announced last week that its Care Suite software for assisted living, independent living and dementia care communities is now compatible with the new Apple iPad(TM). Vigilan’s CARE suite includes a complete technology package to manage resident care, communication, staffing, marketing, medication management, billing, training and education tracking, and […]
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