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Under Armour sells off MyFitnessPal for $345M; HHS rolls out five-year health IT plan

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Primary topic: Government & Policy Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Under Armour sells off MyFitnessPal for $345M; HHS rolls out five-year health IT plan Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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

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Not an 82-year-old woman living alone, but instead, selling heart-racing fear to the young. Put your cynicism hat on – fear sells, and death is not a deterrent. Apple marketers know history, and they know that fear (and guaranteed response) sells. But Apple is selling fear, not services, AND it is depicting guaranteed response.

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Aging in Place – What goes around comes around again (and again)

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Will older adults be able to sell their homes and afford to move at an earlier age -- when they might enjoy the company of others and depend less on driving their own cars ? Will the senior living industry figure out how to generate interest among a younger cohort ? Or will they believe the hype and AARP checklists about aging in place ?

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Older adults need vendor empathy to attain digital literacy

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They must have noticed Best Buy selling the watch and offering a response center for those who need help. category tags: Aging, ageism , AgeTech , smartphones , wearables, smartwatch , tablets. Actually, it looks like the watch became a guy thing – maybe saving a life. Senior living companies are promoting the watch for residents.

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What use is a PERS smart watch without a call center?

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The quotes are from executive Jonathan Hinds who departed in 2014, not coincidentally when Verizon stopped selling it. category tags: Mobile PERS , PERS , Seniors , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Its Sureresponse™ PERS pendant was new in this research conducted in 2012. The new Verizon drops the 'sure' in Sureresponse.

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Why did FDA Approval Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Take So Long?

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A pair of prescription devices typically sells for $2,000 to $8,000. category tags: hearing loss , hearables/hearing technology. Mull over the phrase from the KFF announcement (italics are mine), “Prices and features will vary for the new OTC hearing aids — much as they do for prescription aids.

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The Future of Sensors and Older Adults -- and other October blogs

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A pair of prescription devices typically sells for $2,000 to $8,000. category tags: AgeTech , hearables/hearing technology , IoT and home monitoring. Mull over the phrase from the KFF announcement (italics are mine), “Prices and features will vary for the new OTC hearing aids — much as they do for prescription aids.

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