Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Jitterbug phone addressed the problem that cell phones weren’t too friendly, and the concept of ubiquitous access to the Internet through easy-to-use browsers was a glint in the innovator eye. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking As the old Forrester Research tagline observed, "Technology Changes Everything."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 15, 2020

GreatCall Jitterbug Smart2 and Link App. category tags: social isolation , computers, internet and social networking. The pets can help c alm anxiety and soothe those that are agitate, increase quality of life for those with dementia or who are socially isolated, and can improve behavior without the use of drugs."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 19, 2018

The Jitterbug phone was available beginning in 2006 , but there were no tablets on the market, and it would be several years before GreatCall (and others) offered a smartphone for seniors in 2012. They believe this despite knowing that the Apple watch has $400 price tag and it lacks a call center. Attachment Size. pdf 909.71

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 16, 2021

Apparently not much from Best Buy and its GreatCall Jitterbug Smart2. category tags: hearing loss , hearables/hearing technology , Seniors. Oddly, what can be learned from senior-focused smartphones and hearing loss? This Android smartphone assumes the wearer is not all that hearing-impaired.

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