Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 9, 2019

Even the Gear VR needed you to have a specific model of smartphone and know how to plug it in correctly, using controls on the side of the headset itself for input. The Oculus Go lets your grandmother pop on a VR headset, use a remote-like controller that will feel instantly familiar, and dive straight into a VR video call with her grandkids."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2024

This is a headset that wears around the forehead and directs the user towards avoiding any obstacles and hazards, giving the visually-impaired an effective way to get around without a dog or human companion leading the way. category tags: vision and vision technology , hearables/hearing technology , smart home , digital health

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 22, 2023

While the VR session itself is fun and engaging, we get most excited about what happens once the headsets off. category tags: social isolation , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline We’re planting seeds and helping people build relationships - as these relationships grow, loneliness and depression will be left in the dust."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2019

Now there are training programs , VR initiatives for pain management , remote diagnostics , and more VR headset vendors. category tags: VR/AR technology , Seniors , Family caregivers , Home Care , home health care. Made visible, so to speak, by two MIT graduate students , it caught media attention.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Talk to our friendly representative (photo of woman wearing headset). category tags: fraud protection , baby boomers , Seniors , computers, internet and social networking. As seen on TV! As mentioned in TIME Magazine! TurboTax halted its electronic filing process recently due to likely fraudulent filing. Read more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

These can include stethosets (wireless hearing headsets), headphones, and soundbar speakers among other options. Amplified phones are designed for people with hearing loss and may be with cords or cordless, wall-mounted or table mounted – and may include large buttons and/or pictures of frequently dialed contacts.

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