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Aging in Place Technology Watch
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Surprise (maybe) – Philips puts Lifeline business up for auction. You may not remember that Philips acquired the Lifeline business in 2006 for $750 million What did they get for that investment? Their goal was purportedly to take market share from Philips Lifeline. How do I know this? Which they did.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Time passes, after one 2014 undetected fall in which the woman died, Philips admitted that falls could be detected only 95% of the tim e. Following their 2014 ad campaign for Lifeline with Auto Alert , by 2016 Philips had signed Betty White as a spokesperson to reach those who feared falling.
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Aging in Place Technology Watch
JULY 11, 2023
Philips launched its own Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) offering in 2005 through the acquisition of Lifeline Systems and gave up 16 years later, selling it to Connect America. See latest report, The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023 ] category tags: Mobile PERS , fall prevention, fall detection
Aging in Place Technology Watch
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Surprise (maybe) – Philips puts Lifeline business up for auction. You may not remember that Philips acquired the Lifeline business in 2006 for $750 million. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Mobile PERS. How do I know this?
Aging in Place Technology Watch
DECEMBER 30, 2020
While Philips auctions its innovation-free Lifeline business – others offer caregiver watches that provide a less visible, more useful safety alternative when living alone, walking the dog, or afraid of falling. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , AI , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Mobile PERS.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
MARCH 29, 2022
Connect America still shows a pendant on its website -- but that's following its acquisition of Philips Lifeline products/services – maybe a watch is somewhere in their future. category tags: Mobile PERS , smartphones , wearables, smart watch. The PERS conundrum – who is the user and what do they want and need?
Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 4, 2023
Philips launched its own Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) offering in 2005 through the acquisition of Lifeline Systems and gave up 16 years later, selling it to Connect America. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline , fall prevention, fall detection , Mobile PERS
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