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Five Recent Voice-Enabled Innovations for Older Adults 2020

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Google Nest Hub Max. " The Nest Hub Max, with its large screen, loud speakers, and built-in camera, is suitable device for keeping connected with family and friends Google Assistant and Nest teams have, well, teamed up, to improve that user experience for seniors to make their lives easier during these times.

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Everyone – not just older adults – has lost the tech user interface war

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The minimalist remote for Apple TV that only a fan-boy could love; the non-obvious ‘feature’ for texting a Google Photo (28,000 views of this one forum question). Match what you have with the daunting list of Alexa devices and the help identifying YOUR device -- or the relatively brief list of Google Nest ones.

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Marketing technology – are seniors different from other people?

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Google discovers seniors (sort of) and thus a market is maybe born. There was a breathlessness to the CNBC article on July 23, 2018 – Google is mulling older adult applications for its Nest product line – particularly in senior housing settings, hopefully at less cost per installation than its website pricing. from Walmart.

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Six recent Voice/Conversational AI innovations for older adults

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Google Nest and Senior Living. July 7, 2021) "The Community at Sunset Wood and the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York have partnered to continue supplying seniors with Google Smart Home technology as demand rises to keep them engaged throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Learn more. Learn more.

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That time of year -- considering technology gifts for older adults

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Look around your own environment and the tangled nest (pun intended) of cables, connectors, chargers, cords, some specifically for devices long gone. A video might streamline these 22 steps to set up Google Home. While the Echo setup can be done from a browser on a device that has Wi-Fi, Google Home assumes a tablet or smartphone.

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The growth of telehealth is a plus for seniors – if they can use it

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In May, Google gave 1000 Nest Hub Max devices to residents in seven Merrill Gardens communities in Washington State. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , senior living , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Technology companies have stepped up to fill in some of the access gaps.

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Technology to help care for individuals with dementia

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GreatCall Lively Home MedMinder , PillPack Ring Nest. Amazon Echo, Dot Google Assistant , Sir i, Alexa MemoryWell LifePod , SharetheCare , LotsaHelpingHands. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline. Motion sensors. Medication reminders. Smart doorbells. Smart thermostats. Smart Speakers. Smartphone assistants.

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