Content developed in various citizen research projects, usually related to technology and aging..
Which products and services can help an older adult live independently, and with autonomy, as long as possible? Together with a community of older adults called the Longevity Explorers, Tech-enhanced Life has spent the last 8 years exploring the intersection of aging and technology, and evaluating a wide range of products and services … Read more
For years I have been experimenting with different ways to make TV easier for my elderly relatives. You can see one example of how I did this here: Making TV Useful For My 94-yr-old Aunt However, as new gadgets come to market I am always interested in trying them out, and this article is about … Read more
Caption: My Samsung Z Flip 3 Mobile Phone. Here are my experiences with two mobile phones I have used over the last 6 months. From my perspective (a tech-savvy older adult), one was really bad. The other was “OK”, but definitely not “for everyone”. Read about my experiences below. Google PIXEL 5. … Read more
Caption: L: Apple Watch + FallCall Lite App; R: Unaliwear Kanega Watch. With a number of fall detection watches now available, many older adults and their families are wondering about getting a smart watch with fall detection instead of a more conventional medical alert pendant — or just as an added safety tool … Read more
Photo by Jonas Leupe on Unsplash As part of our “Smart Home Features for Older Adults” series, we are sharing some specific recipes and “kit lists” for individual smart home features — organized on a “room by room” basis. This is about the smart living room. Overview This article covers several smart living room features that … Read more
Co-author: Stephen Gilson As our bodies change with age, we are often advised by well-meaning health providers, family and friends to relinquish the activities we value and that give our lives meaning. We prefer the process of rethinking and repurposing everyday, affordable objects — so we can keep doing the “things we love“. This approach has worked … Read more
Photo by Clayton on Unsplash As part of our “Smart Home Features for Older Adults” series, we are sharing some specific recipes and “kit lists” for individual smart home features — organized on a “room by room” basis. This is about the smart kitchen. Overview This article covers several smart kitchen features that author Frank Engelman … Read more
Photo by Chastity Cortijo on Unsplash As part of our “Smart Home Features for Older Adults” series, we are sharing some specific recipes and “kit lists” for individual smart home features — organized on a “room by room” basis. Overview This article covers several smart bedroom features that author Frank Engelman has found useful for family … Read more
As we explore various smart home solutions useful for “better aging”, we get requests for some specific “kit lists” that contain a collection of the products needed to implement some of the DIY solutions found on this site. This page contains specific sample Alexa Routines used in these smart home solutions. It is the companion … Read more
As the Longevity Explorers explore products and emerging technologies that can improve quality of life as we grow older, the emerging category of hearables stands out as especially noteworthy. Here is why. For a variety of reasons, hearables have the potential to deliver the benefits of “better hearing” to a far broader segment of … Read more