Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2024

Should AI software detect when a user is having difficulty and chime in with suggestions? Nor can Google. Consider Google and its tightly coupled products. Read more. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , vehicle/transportation technology-services , AgeTech But anyway, the answer is buried in Census tables.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2023

Now let’s see -- will it be conducted in Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Webex, GoToMeeting or something else? The splintering of platforms will be made worse with AI. In addition to fragmentation of AI interaction tools and choices , which of the plethora of options will make sense for new offerings?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

The AI hype cycle is distracting everyone. But it’s not too early, as the new report, The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023 , points out through interviews with those deploying conversational AI and machine learning technology today. And from the other May blog posts: Wondering if there's any news about AI?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Examples include using Teams for virtual care visits, Teams integration with Cerner electronic health record, and additional enhancements on the Azure Health Data Services using AI. Google Health will embed its search and summarization capabilities within the Meditech Expanse EHR. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

Asked: "What AI technologies are available today to help older adults?" Does it depend on a loose definition of what is AI? But here are 'answers': Bing Chat: There are many AI-enabled technologies that are available today to help older adults with various aspects of their health and well-being. But forward motion is detectable.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2022

With the 2018 lens to guide the market today, here are a few ways the user experience and thus the ecosystem may ratchet upwards: Natural language and especially AI will improve – no upgrade required. Given the hype about AI and corresponding investment to hire talent and build capability, it is likely that Version 2.0

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

By 2018, it seemed possible that Voice First technology (and its associated AI software) could transform the technology user experience for older adults (see report: The Future of Voice First Technology and Older Adults 2018 ). Launching a new research/report project this month– Voice-AI for Older Adults 2022].

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

CES 2024 is over, with 135,000 attendees, and AI as the story of the show , and according to AARP, offering the promise of better aging and even helping to fix the caregiving crisis. Or CES 2019 , when Google Assistant was everywhere and today, when it appears to be ‘ going down the tubes.’ And Google is no better with Pixel phones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Can AI be useful in the older adult markets of home care, senior living and beyond? ChatGPT scares Google, takes the Internet by storm. Trying to understand the utility of an AI tool that knows so much about so much, some bloggers like Margaret Manning are very excited at the possibilities. Stay tuned. Read the report.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 17, 2022

Ava’s speech-to-text app provides 24/7 real-time audio transcription with about 5 errors in 100 words based on AI, and the highest possible accuracy with Ava Scribe at about 1 error in 100 words. Google Live Translate. Google offers two types of conversational translations: manual and automatic. Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 4, 2023

These points and more are the backdrop for the upcoming November report, The Future of AI and Care Work. Time for AI in healthcare? AI hype, fear and loathing are on the agenda. It struck fear into the hearts of many, redirecting programmers (see arrival of Google Bard ). Events are ahead like Aging 2.0

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Nor can Google. million category tags: AgeTech , senior living , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , seniors and aging policy Publicly available up-to-date stats about the older adult population is weak or non-existent. The most recent version of ChatGPT admits it cannot state the current population in the US that is aged 75+.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 31, 2024

And Google is no better with Pixel phones. Should AI software detect when a user is having difficulty and chime in with suggestions? See Market Overview Technology for Aging 2024 ] category tags: smartphones , wearables, smart watch , tablets , AgeTech Smartphone and smartwatch adoption highlight UI inconsistencies.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 3, 2023

February – that’s when the 2023 AI hysterical hype cycle went into full gear. Eric Schmidt was former CEO of Google – he should be worried. DALL-E (creating images from text captions) and other generative AI tools have become, uh, visible, and perhaps really useful in film-making and video game development.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the very end of 2022, a new offering, ChatGPT, emerged from OpenAI , funded in the billions by Microsoft and others, that puts online access to information in a smart new light – even Google is nervous about its possible future obsolescence, if it can eliminate the need for ad-fueled search, where it makes most of its money.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Some of the key trends: AI is behind the scenes -- everywhere. Smart hearables were news at CES 2020 , including AI-enabled hearing aids with fall detection, better and adjustable noise cancellation – especially interesting for older adults in noisy restaurants. The hearing technology market is seeing disruption from multiple angles.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Smart hearables were news at CES 2020 , including AI-enabled hearing aids with fall detection, better and adjustable noise cancellation -- especially interesting for older adults in noisy restaurants. category tags: wearables, smart watch , smartphones, cell phones , hearables/hearing technology , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The minimalist remote for Apple TV that only a fan-boy could love; the non-obvious ‘feature’ for texting a Google Photo (28,000 views of this one forum question). Match what you have with the daunting list of Alexa devices and the help identifying YOUR device -- or the relatively brief list of Google Nest ones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Google Actions/Assistant: Google is already perceived by some as better at answering questions via Google Assistant. Google offers a long list of assistance with health and medicine questions, fitness exercises and tips , and symptom checkers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 3, 2023

February – that’s when the 2023 AI hysterical hype cycle went into full gear. Eric Schmidt was former CEO of Google – he should be worried. To be tackled in an upcoming report, The Future of AI and Older Adults , being researched now. AI and the Internet of Caring Things. Which means it will become very useful.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2022

Here are six blog posts from the month of June: PERS Insider helpfully listed the most common PERS Google searches. The Atlantic tried to assess the Decline of Google as a search tool, citing a variety of fairly technical arguments as to why, sourcing commentary from bloggers and ‘experts’ who track and analyze search engines.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Since 2020, several innovation accelerators, such as AppWorks Accelerator, Google Project Hatcher, and Draper, have guided the platform and offered their assistance. AI-powered speech technology has the ability to aid the more than 500,000 people in the U.S. Learn more from press release. Healables. "M Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 24, 2022

The differences between ‘Hey Siri’, ‘Hey Google’ or ‘Alexa’ for different devices are relatively minor compared to the power we now have. category tags: Voice/AI/Voice Assistants , vehicle/transportation technology-services , smart home. Okay, so now we headed to ‘multi-modal design.’ But in the meantime, simplicity reigns.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

CES 2024 is over, with 135,000 attendees, and AI as the story of the show , and according to AARP, offering the promise of better aging and even helping to fix the caregiving crisis. category tags: AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline , robotics , hearables/hearing technology These assertions have been made before, of course.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Google Nest Hub Max. " The Nest Hub Max, with its large screen, loud speakers, and built-in camera, is suitable device for keeping connected with family and friends Google Assistant and Nest teams have, well, teamed up, to improve that user experience for seniors to make their lives easier during these times. Learn more at SlashGear.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 12, 2022

Smart home or health technologies that leverage touchless technology and voice-enabled interactions (e.g.Alexa Together or Google Home) improves the in-home care experience, not just for older adults, but also for those who care for them. . Smart tags pinpoint not only locations of phones or keys, but persons with dementia.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Older adults benefit from voice-AI enabled innovation and deployment. Google Nest and Senior Living. The $10,000 investment from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York will build upon Sunset Wood’s momentum for their Google Nest Hub Max Smart Display program, by funding Phase 2. Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 31, 2018

Google discovers seniors (sort of) and thus a market is maybe born. There was a breathlessness to the CNBC article on July 23, 2018 – Google is mulling older adult applications for its Nest product line – particularly in senior housing settings, hopefully at less cost per installation than its website pricing. from Walmart.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Quite a few people will, though it is hard to get a real number – which is ironic, since Amazon, Google, Apple, Samsung, etc. For many simple interactions, there is almost no difference in capability between Amazon and Google offerings. category tags: Voice First/AI technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Seniors.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Future growth of that category may slow due to market saturation or possible innovation cutbacks from vendors like Amazon and Google. The 2023 versions of voice-first interfaces on smart speakers are no longer ground-breaking – 35% of Americans now own one. Voice assistants and hearing aids.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 30, 2019

The second annual event was last week – and you would think incorrectly that at least one writer from a national news media outlet would written about it by now, especially with 5000 attendees, sponsorships from Amazon and Google, 150 exhibitors, and numerous aw ards. Learn more at Behavioral Signals. Learn more at SurveysByVoice.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2020

Perhaps a user of an Alexa voice assistant might wish to turn on a feature in Google Home. And in mid-December more than 30 companies, including Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung, and others announced collaborating on a set of smart home standards – part of Project Connect Home over IP. How might this work in a healthcare context?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Study the minimalist remote control for Apple TV that only a designer could love; the non-obvious ‘feature’ for texting a Google Photo (28,000 views of this single forum question). billion users depend on Google's free email. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 7, 2018

Because there is competition now, primarily from Google, the market share projection for Amazon ( which ‘shipped tens of millions of devices at Christmas ’) will drop from 66.6% share by then – and Google Home-related will rise to 30%. Other than Amazon and Google – “Other” will grow from 8.3% Should most of us care?

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 28, 2021

The last few weeks has seen a lot of debate about big technology companies involvement in healthcare, what they are getting right, what they are getting wrong and why big names such as Google have made the decision to withdraw from the market again, having previously scaled down their interest in 2012. Build it and they will come.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 18, 2018

Ask questions to Google Assistant -- much like Apple’s Siri, shows both the promise and weakness of current offerings. The dilemma - to provide an answer to a question that exceeds (Google’s) 29-word brevity for the software’s spoken response. Consumer healthcare literacy concerns (“what’s a formulary?”)

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 1, 2019

Lots of negative tech energy in 2018, including healthcare data breaches , Facebook’s loss of trust , ditto with Google and its much discussed anti-competitive positioning in search. The visibility of Facebook management issues and Google competitive quagmire may actually be good for consumers. Well, maybe make that 90 million.

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