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Leave no trend behind – yet another PERS smartwatch ticks on

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Another long-time PERS player sees a watch, makes a watch. Medical Guardian already had a PERS watch (from Omate) – which Amazon reviewers did not love ; other than HELP and telling the time, there wasn’t much to it anyway. When Apple Watch launched in 2015 – pendant PERS (slowly) saw the future.

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Wearables for health and wellbeing

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Was it the coolness of the Apple Watch? However, it is a relatively new feature of wrist-worn wearables like watches, but from a safety standpoint, may turn out to be one of the most useful in retirement, especially for people who live alone and/or take a dog for a walk alone. Was it fear of ailments that worsen with lack of exercise?

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Can wearables help you be healthier and safer?

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However, it’s a relatively new feature of wrist-worn wearables like watches, but from a safety standpoint, may turn out to be one of the most useful in retirement, especially for people who live alone and/or take a dog for a walk alone. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Mobile PERS. Provide an Electrocardiogram (ECG).

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Real Seniors lack essential technology – Consider an Older Americans Technology Act in 2019

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But what about a 50% discount on an iPhone or Galaxy S9 – to get them into the 21 st century with their grandchildren, assuming that other infrastructure is available to help them (in-store training, upgrade assistance, and on and on.) . Let’s not keep having this conversation for the next 18 years.