tag fall-detection-wearable 
Aging in Place Technology Watch
APRIL 21, 2021
Wearable devices make up an $81.5 And AARP’s newest technology adoption report, just published , notes that 20% of the 70+ age range own a wearable. Also notable, considering that most wearables are still paired with them, smartphone ownership has risen most sharply among the 70+, with 77% of survey responders indicating they own one.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
MARCH 1, 2023
But forward motion is detectable. Portable devices and wearable intelligence: Gadgets that can track physical activity, detect falls, or alert emergency services 1 2. Portable devices and wearable intelligence are gadgets that can track physical activity, detect falls, or alert emergency services for older adults.
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Aging in Place Technology Watch
JULY 11, 2023
Adding fall detection to the Series 4 Apple Watch in 2018 created a marketing opportunity for watch-based fall detection , see UnaliWear and most of the manufacturers offer one today. The Apple Watch offered the capability of looking cool AND having fall detection and other features. Room-based monitoring?
Aging in Place Technology Watch
OCTOBER 26, 2022
So tech companies are beginning to offer AI-enabled cameras and sensor systems that can detect a change based on tech that is closer to the user (EDGE computing), versus transmitted to the cloud for initial processing. DETECT THE FALLS: Detect without a wearable. Stay tuned!].
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JUNE 7, 2023
6Degrees’ award-winning revolutionary wearable, MyMove, enables people with dexterity loss gain independence via touch-free control of smart devices. Our fashionable smart wearable translates motion into commands (swipe, zoom, point, etc.) while its embedded AI adapts to individual capabilities (range, tremor, etc.)." Biomotum.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
MAY 17, 2023
On the LifeAlert website, the woman is still falling and can’t get up. Medical Guardian also informs that every 11 seconds, 1 in 4 Americans aged 65+ experience a fall-related injury. The wearables improved and so did cameras and room sensing. Today the next generation of response systems has arrived and then some.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Then it was time to move outside the home and add fall detection -- Halo Monitoring launched the same year Philips got Lifeline, 2006. And so it went – by 2012 MobileHelp had acquired Halo Monitoring to have fall detection capability and that same year, Numera acquired Blue Libris’ fall detection – ultimately acquired by Nortek.
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