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

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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. category tags: cell phones, smartphones , IoT and home monitoring , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Consider the video for Amazon Echo setup.

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2020 Technology trends that benefit older adults and caregivers

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Add integration with voice capabilities like Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa and the ability to stream audio content directly to in-ear devices. The top smartphone apps in 2020 cross platforms – those used by more than 50% of smartphone users include YouTube, Facebook, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Facebook Messenger and Google Play.

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Let’s talk – what’s actually happening with Voice First adoption?

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Because there is competition now, primarily from Google, the market share projection for Amazon ( which ‘shipped tens of millions of devices at Christmas ’) will drop from 66.6% share by then – and Google Home-related will rise to 30%. Other than Amazon and Google – “Other” will grow from 8.3% Should most of us care?

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Six Tech (Aging and Health) Blog Posts from July 2018

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If we can speak a command to play music, control the lights, or open the shades benefits accrue to the elderly who live alone. Google discovers seniors (sort of) and thus a market is maybe born. Since his role at Google is to do 'something interesting' – perhaps this may not turn out to be. Read more here. Read more here.

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