Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2022

Smartphone use. No surprise, the penetration of smartphone ownership among the 65+ population is converging with ownership rate of the overall population. category tags: wearables, smart watch , smartphones , computers, broadband, and social networking. By 2021, that had dropped to 26%.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 17, 2024

category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones , Television/Smart TV , AgeTech If a feature disappears or descends into a hidden menu (as with Microsoft Word), what role did users play in reviewing that change before it occurred?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2024

Today’s accessibility features on smartphones are good examples of software-based customizations that can match a new requirement with an existing device. category tags: seniors and aging policy , hearables/hearing technology , smartphones A technology buyer or influencer has different needs at life-stage transition points.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2024

Today there are numerous programs to subsidize access, and smartphone penetration has exceeded 92%. But the resemblance between smartphone and PC version? Certainly ccess has improved: Ninety-five percent of Americans use the Internet and more than 80% have broadband at home. See for yourself.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Meanwhile, AARP’s new trends report indicates that smartphone adoption has jumped, potentially over 80% for those aged 70+, no surprise given the 3G sunsetting and the need to replace old cellphones. As XanderGlasses don't rely on smartphone or cloud connectivity, they are remarkably reliable and perfectly private. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Those reading this blog can look around their own home – noting a Wi-Fi network, smartphone, smart speaker, or in some homes a smart doorbell, thermostat, refrigerator – or a too-smart car. And check out January 2023 updated Market Overview Technology for Aging ] category tags: AgeTech , Technology - AARP , technology support

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

Some vendors clearly avoid smartphone dependency – they should get over it. Tech vendors appear to want to meet the need of an older adult who avoids owning a smartphone. The Medical Guardian watch feature set attempts a skinny set of smartphone-like features, but most of those users will get a smartphone soon enough.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2023

When an 88-year-old neighbor is filming fireworks with his smartphone, it is easy to see that times have changed. The proliferation of devices, especially smartphones , and their set-up complexity gave birth to Best Buy’s Geek Squad’s Total Tech Support (any device) and $10 million of funding for tech learning platform GetSetUp.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 12, 2022

According to AARP, smartphone ownership is way up, even among those aged 70+. Do your own experiment – ask a series of questions to a smart speaker near you: how do I download a Gmail attachment; what is the best way to store a password; how do I join a Zoom meeting; how do I print from a smartphone (that answer was impressive)?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The user interface on smartphones and tablets has become more intuitive and voice-enabled – reducing the skill required to access technology. category tags: AgeTech , smartphones , robotics , AI and machine learning , VR/AR technology. Today the situation is different.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

Today 95 million US adults have smart speakers and 85% of US adults own a smartphone. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , AI , computers, broadband, and social networking , senior living. Both platforms are now in position to deliver value and benefit to older users -- and thus the opportunity to speak and be heard.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As you can see for yourself in any restaurant, most older adults today have smartphones – adoption from 43% in 2018 to 61% (or likely higher) today. But smartphones are a prerequisite to owning a smartwatch, which can make all older adults look cool. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking million 56.1

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 22, 2023

Smartphone use among older adults is growing – is usability the next hurdle? Because 100 million people downloaded ChatGPT – so it must be a good idea. category tags: AI and machine learning , computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones , technology support Why on earth?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 5, 2023

Along the way, communication carriers, FCC and other government agencies played a key role – consider the 3G to 5G cutover , creating a threat to older adults with aging 3G clamshell (flip) phones, propelling many into a phone store, where nearly by default they became smartphone owners.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 17, 2020

The regulatory change enabled "the use of smartphones, video conferencing platforms such as Zoom, and messaging services like WhatsApp; and the ability to provide care across state lines in 48 states.". Their latest surveys about smartphone and broadband, as with the Caregiver study, were completed in 2019.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 17, 2019

As brick-and-mortar based businesses dwindle in favor of online, access to smartphone and broadband are becoming the enablers of information flow to older adults. Smartphone adoption moves up for the oldest. Smartphone adoption moves up for the oldest. Speculating on why smartphone adoption for older adults is up?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 17, 2022

Hearing aid users need smartphones and apps. This uses smartphone technology to translate traditional sound-based alerts into ones that can be recognized by people who are hearing impaired. Once you download the smartphone app you can start a conversation by either typing or speaking a message. Learn more. Learn more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 24, 2022

Duh, because they have buttons, which seniors, maybe tired of all the accidentally swiping and zooming they do with their smartphones, just seem comforting and accessible. Seems like only yesterday that you could not speak to anything – but now through smartphones and voice-enabled remote controls, the user experience changed.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 12, 2022

Smartphone adoption is 81% among Americans ages 60-69 and 62% for those 70+. The adoption of smartphones among these age groups has been swift as families seek to communicate with loved ones. Smart tags pinpoint not only locations of phones or keys, but persons with dementia. More than half of those aged 75+ have hearing loss.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2023

Consider the myriad of problems with 2-factor authentication (before the new smartphone-using older adults began to experience it.) category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones And having a paper check stolen out of an envelope and readdressed to a thief this past year.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

How about a broadband connection in the home, a voice-activated smartphone with an associated smart watch and smart speaker/display ? category tags: AgeTech , computers, broadband, and social networking , hearables , smartphones. Now consider AllTech. Then brand it ' AllTech for Older Adults. ' Doesn't that sound nice?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 12, 2022

Free smartphones would have made more sense and provided far more functionality for those older adults with grandchildren, not to mention more (potentially subsidized ) revenue for the carrier. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2024

All agree that the user experience, whether it is a car, a microwave or a smartphone is deteriorating, possibly due to nearly-endless but not necessarily useful ‘innovation’ from developers. Read more. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , vehicle/transportation technology-services , AgeTech

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2022

Or the change to impenetrable touch screens on smartphones and tablets. category tags: assistive technologies , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , baby boomers , Television/Smart TV. The tech advances but the people don’t.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 20, 2022

For all three, broadband access and smartphone ownership and use is growing. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking. The growth has been tracked most recently in survey samples that compared the most recent with prior time periods: AARP surveyed 2063 and Pew Research surveyed 1502 adults. Attachment Size.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 29, 2023

category tags: smartphones, cellphones , seniors and aging policy , Seniors These individuals answer the phone hopefully, but are becoming more are cynical about what will be at the other end of the line – not answering, sending all calls to voicemail, or eventually cancelling the landline service altogether.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 23, 2022

Perhaps you know which homes have broadband already – but do you know what technology they already have ( computers, laptops, smartphones, smart speakers , smart TVs )? category tags: AgeTech , smartphones , Television/Smart TV , computers, broadband, and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 9, 2020

An older iPad mini is $95 – the average smartphone was $528 last year. AARP addressed the 70+ population with a few statistics recently, including 40% tablet adoption, and 62% smartphone adoption. category tags: covid-19 , Aging technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , smartphones, cell phones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 12, 2023

On the other hand, GetSetUp responded to the chat request ‘training about smartphones’ with the quick ‘iPhone or Android’ and then after a few seconds suggested ‘iPhone Tips and Tricks.’ category tags: AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , senior living , Home Care But will chatbots be yesterday’s news?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Smartphone market saturates – and some prices drop. Only 2 major vendors, Samsung and Apple, compete in the US smartphone market and the overall space is clearly saturated. In addition, consumers are owning smartphones far longer , than 2 years – and may not see a reason to upgrade to a pricier device.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

Their latest surveys about smartphone and broadband, as with the Caregiver study, were completed in 2019. Pew’s smartphone ownership for the 65+ was at 53% , though ownership of a cellphone for that group was at 91%. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Family caregivers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The AARP report authors analyzed the Getty images – and observed that even though 69% of people aged 65-73 own a smartphone, less the 5% of the images of technology included any older adults. So naturally the older population doesn’t work in the companies that make the smartphones, tablets, and apps that at least 69% of them use.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Pew and AARP smartphone statistics in 2023 may verify. Hearing aids will still be a torment for those struggling with smartphones, which is the primary adjustment device. category tags: smartphones , smart home , AI and machine learning , Voice/AI/Voice Assistants , fall prevention, fall detection.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Or is it the smartphone ownership divide? Let’s go with the AARP number of 62% of the 70+ owning smartphones. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , social isolation , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health. Free Internet? Grandchildren photos? Worsening social isolation? Telehealth visits? Good luck with that.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

The environment comes to life through audio descriptions delivered directly to a smartphone or tablet. category tags: AgeTech , vision and vision technology , robotics , fall prevention, fall detection “ RightHear provides talking signage, so everyone can interpret and understand their surroundings in real time.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Consider whining from this site in 2012 about smartphones and again in 2013. It’s quaint to read the complaint about the Apple Watch’s interface, which is annoying and 100% dependent on a smartphone app, but it may turn out to be Apple’s most popular product ( 30 million sold in 2019 ) and huge popularity in 2020.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Alternatively, a device can be connected to a TV to enable an organization or family to connect directly with older adults who may not be comfortable with smartphones, tablets or smart speakers. category tags: Television/Smart TV , computers, broadband, and social networking. Learn more at Caavo. Learn more at UniperCare. .

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