Devices, Tools, Objects relating to better quality life as grow older.
Our Longevity Explorers have been testing the Amazon Echo Show and exploring its capabilities. With the ability to make phone calls and video calls on request, Alexa and the Amazon Echo Show have added important capabilities since our community of older adults (the Longevity Explorers) first explored Alexa back in 2017. Learn what these … Read more
“I don’t want to become an expert on medical alerts. Just tell me what to buy.” If the above is your point of view, this article is for you! Many people love our in-depth, hands-on, testing of medical alert devices — and the Learning Module we have built. But not infrequently we hear comments like … Read more
This page contains specific medical alert recommendations for a specific type of person: one that fits a “persona” we call the “Go, Go” persona. These recommendations were updated in December 2023. If you are not sure if this is the right persona for you, start at our Medical Alerts: Just Tell Me What to Buy … Read more
This page contains specific medical alert recommendations for a specific type of person: one that fits a “persona” we call the “Slow Go” persona. These recommendations were updated in Feb. 2025. If you are not sure if this is the right persona for you, start at our Medical Alerts: Just Tell Me What to Buy page (or review all … Read more
This page contains specific medical alert recommendations for a specific type of person: one that fits a “persona” we call the “No Go” persona. These recommendations were updated in Feb. 2025. If you are not sure if this is the right persona for you, start at our Medical Alerts: Just Tell Me What to Buy page (or review all … Read more
This page contains specific medical alert recommendations for a specific type of person: one that fits a “persona” we call the “Needs Some Care” persona. These recommendations were updated in Feb. 2025. If you are not sure if this is the right persona for you, start at our Medical Alerts: Just Tell Me What to Buy page (or … Read more
This page contains specific medical alert recommendations for a specific type of person: one that fits a “persona” we call the “24/7 Care” persona. These recommendations were updated in Feb. 2025. If you are not sure if this is the right persona for you, start at our Medical Alerts: Just Tell Me What to Buy page (or review … Read more
For years we have been hearing older adults complain about how ugly and stigmatizing medical alerts are. As one lady told us: “My medical alert button makes me look like I escaped from the Intensive Care Unit. So I hardly ever wear it“. Could these products change this dynamic? In 2018 a handful of products came … Read more
This is a live recording (slides and audio) of a talk given by Richard Caro entitled “The Future of Aging, & the Intersection of Aging & Technology“. This talk was given in March 2019, at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco.
I’ve said it before. Most of the products for older adults that we see are frankly not very good. This article is about two especially common pitfalls. I think of them as the “eat your broccoli” error, and the “I know how to market to 40 year olds” issue.