New tech for the ageing consumer at CES 2015

Kim Walker

A plethora of new, re-polished and repurposed tech for the ageing consumer unveiled at the 2015 International CES, the giant technology trade show in Las Vegas.

Laurie Orlov’s blog Aging In Place Technology Watch carries a terrific summary and comment on the major innovations on display, in three separate posts here:

CES 2015 Part 1 – Six New Offerings in the Aging Tech Market

CES 2015 Part 2 – Seven Tech Offerings for Health

CES 2015 Part 3 of 3 – Six more innovations useful for older adults

6631026_orig And the winner of CES 2015 Innovation Honoree Award, VideoforAlle, offers a unique and extremely user-friendly combination of video conferencing, home monitoring and social communication technology.
There is an established a test pilot in collaboration with four municipalities and a private health provider.
Its first unveiling was at CES as a prototype, with available in Norway in the spring and other countries at a later date. Learn more (through Google Translate) at VideoforAlle

 

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