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Four technology (health and aging) blog posts from August 2018

Aging in Place Technology Watch

But there were issues, disruptions and sizable opportunities worth noting in August, the biggest one was Best Buy's purchase of GreatCall, just six weeks after Amazon acquired PillPack , the latest big company acquisition -- part of a to-be-continued series important to families and providers of care to seniors. Read more here.

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Recapping the most-read blog posts from 2018

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Interestingly in a later survey, those with Amazon Echo or Google Home devices and apps used their smartphones less. We believe technology has the potential to foster healthy, productive lives by enabling easier access to information and medical care," says Kurt Hulander, then senior director of health platforms at Best Buy.

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