Aging In Place Technology Watch December 13, 2022
You saw and considered the 2022 Tech Trends. Each of these changes will make a difference for older adults and those who serve them. Consider what’s happened with over the counter hearing aids, now available in kiosks at retailers like Walmart and Rite Aid. Note that falls can be detected in a home without a wearable – via a wall-mounted device or through in-home Wi-Fi.
Up ahead — CES 2023. Observe that despite the hysteria over Amazon layoffs, voice technology has passed its hype cycle and is now present and utilized in at least 95 million US households. And wonder at the changes in AI – where you can hold up a smartphone and it will name the foods on...