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Consider Amazon’s role in the caregiving and older adult market

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It’s already been a big year for new Amazon offerings that could benefit older people. This month’s most obvious change was the introduction of Amazon CareHub , an Alexa app that can be used to help monitor potentially isolated older adults. Created the Echo Show – with its remarkable user interface.

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From CES 2023 (2 of 2) - Six more tech offerings that serve older adults

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Labrador Systems and Echo Show 10. As one example, Labrador demonstrated a proof-of-concept featuring Amazon's Echo Show 10, installed on top of the Labrador Retriever. As one example, Labrador demonstrated a proof-of-concept featuring Amazon's Echo Show 10, installed on top of the Labrador Retriever. Learn more.

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Voice First Technology and Older Adults – Three Years Later

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That’s the way it seemed in 2014 to those comments from Witlingo founder, Ahmed Bouzid, interviewing for a job at Amazon – after interacting with the newly invented Echo, he wanted to stand up and start applauding. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Six recent Voice/Conversational AI innovations for older adults

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The pilot study of 16 adults aged 75 or more years and living alone in an independent living community used an Amazon Echo device for eight weeks. Atria Senior Living – Echo Shows throughout selected communities. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , senior living.

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Five notable technology offerings for older adults

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The hardware is used to tag objects and monitor their use. The Center uses the voice and touch enabled Sundial skill for Alexa (optimized for the Amazon Echo Show) to interact with their private Care Circle of family and friends. The last was offered by a giant US network.

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That time of year -- considering technology gifts for older adults

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There are plenty of click-bait websites topping the search list, like Holiday Tech Gift Ideas or the lengthy Amazon tech gift list or even a list described as The 7 Best Tech Gifts to Buy for Seniors -- really? Consider the video for Amazon Echo setup. Warning -- this is not a blog post about what to give to seniors.

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Five technology offerings from HIMSS 2019

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Aiva uses Google Home, Amazon Echo and other smart speakers to not only engage and empower patients and seniors, but also to connect them more closely to their caregivers. category tags: healthcare , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , digital health. Remembering that adults 65+ are major consumers of healthcare.

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