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Something new -- Apple Watch ad sells fear to the young

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Perhaps you have seen the scary Apple Watch ad about 911 calls. So this is the argument for the $749 or more for Series 7 Apple watch with Cellular access? Not an 82-year-old woman living alone, but instead, selling heart-racing fear to the young. Why it could open a whole new market of watch buyers and upgraders.

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Wearables for health and wellbeing

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Was it the coolness of the Apple Watch? Today’s wearables have functions that are relevant because they: Measure your heart rate. Tracking heart rate is one of the most basic functions of wrist-worn wearables – and a basic element of tracking includes knowing the target (and maximum) heart rate ranges for your particular age group.

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Five Dementia Care Offerings in 2023

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BoundaryCare is an app for the Apple Watch that promotes caregiver peace of mind and empowers aging-in-place by silently gathering information about safety and wellness and sharing this data with caregivers when necessary. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline , AgeTech , smartphones, cellphones Learn more at Amicus Brain.

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Ten technology offerings for older adults from CES 2021

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Voice First and the Apple Watch had not emerged. TouchPoint is the companion of another CarePredict product called Tempo, which is a wearable device, similar to a watch or wristband, designed to track subtle changes in a senior’s daily activities and behavior. For Apple Watch.” and what/who is still around. iCardioGuard.

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Consider the potential for wearables and older adults

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The watch changed the landscape for wearables. Since the introduction of the Apple Watch in 2014 and its subsequent sales of more than 33 million (as of 2020), Apple has been the dominant player in the US market. category tags: wearables, smart watch , digital health , games, fun and fitness.

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Can wearables help you be healthier and safer?

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For those who see a wearable in a health context, they may be disappointed to know that their doctor doesn’t seem to care or know what to do with your heart rhythm data. But you can gain great benefit from tracking your performance (exercise, heart rate) – competing with yourself, and feeling the satisfaction from any improvement over time.

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

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It’s quaint to read the complaint about the Apple Watch’s interface, which is annoying and 100% dependent on a smartphone app, but it may turn out to be Apple’s most popular product ( 30 million sold in 2019 ) and huge popularity in 2020. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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