It used to be that companies and innovators concentrated on the young and all but ignored seniors. That no longer seems to be the case. Here's one week in technology for seniors:
June 17, 2009
At the Boomer Venture Summit in Santa Clara, CA, firstSTREET and MyGait today unveiled a "failure-free and fear-free" computer especially conceived for and by seniors over an eight-year period of hands-on research at senior centers and assisted living communities around the country. The "designed for SENIORS GO Computer™" was developed down to the last detail, from its large-letter keyboard to its fool-proof operating system, to accommodate the needs and wishes of a demographic that has traditionally resisted the world of computers or had the hardest time accessing it. "And these are the very people," says Gordon, "who may well benefit most from email and Internet access."
June 17, 2009
Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) and Providence Health and Services (PH&S) have signed a three-year agreement for Varian to provide PH&S treatment centers with advanced radiotherapy technology for treating cancer. The agreement covers Varian's state-of-the-art equipment and software.
June 15, 2009
Remote cardiac monitoring company LifeWatch inked an exclusive carrier agreement with Verizon Wireless for its mobile phone-based service for cardiac patients.
June 15, 2009
MedApps: Remote wireless telemonitoring vendor MedApps received clearance from the FDA this past week for its HealthPAL product. HealthPAL is the small, portable dedicated device that MedApps uses to collect data from connected glucose meters, blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters and weight scales. The data is then sent over a secure server to an online portal like Microsoft’s HealthVault or Google Health for caregivers, physicians or the patient themselves to view.
June 15, 2009
Apple unveiled its latest iPhone model at the annual World Wide Developers Conference last week, the iPhone 3GS, and showed off the new iPhone operating system 3.0. The new OS includes specifications that allow connected medical device makers to pair their devices with the iPhone via Bluetooth. Johnson & Johnson's LifeScan unit demonstrated a concept of just such a product earlier this year with a connected blood glucose monitor that interfaced with an iPhone application for diabetes management. At a WWDC event earlier this week, Apple invited AirStrip Technologies on-stage to demonstrate its cardiac monitoring application for clinicians
June 10, 2009
Rocky Mountain Marketing, after 5 years of marketing, research and development has released to the public, their state-of-the-art rehabilitation aid, the Shoe & Boot Valet(TM). The Shoe & Boot Valet(TM) delivers, in one innovative product, a tool that can put on and take off footwear with just one hand. The Shoe & Boot Valet(TM) is perfect for maintaining an active, healthy and independent lifestyle while providing comfort to those with limited mobility.
Designed for easy use in the home, in outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and in assisted-living settings, this nonprescription breakthrough device represents a significant advance for people with difficulty putting on and taking off their footwear due to either acute or chronic pain conditions that arise from illness, inflammation, injury or surgery or as a result of aging. At last, a product comes along that offers unprecedented flexibility for both the user and the caregiver alike.
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