Useful Products & Resources: shared by the Tech-enhanced Life Community
Below are products and resources our Explorers have found useful or interesting in their search for ways to help mitigate the challenges of growing older.
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New Listings
Foray Spring Rollator
The Foray "Spring" is a rollator that is intended to be an improved ambulation assistive device with a sleek and stable design.
Be My Eyes
Be My Eyes is a free app for iOS or Android devices that is designed to connect persons with vision impairment to sighted volunteers who also use the app to assist the caller with visual problem-solving.
iTraq Nano
iTraq Nano is an app and device designed to work indoors or out using multiple wireless platforms and is intended to be used with people who are prone to wander.
AngelSense
AngelSense is a wearable GPS tracker with two-way speakerphone and emergency call button capabilities designed to monitor the location of the wearer for safety.
Life360
Life360 - The New Family Circle is a subscription smartphone app intended to work with phones or with Alexa to stay aware of the whereabouts of participating family members.
Umbrella
Umbrella is a membership service designed to provide vetted workers to help older adults with work in and around their home.
Jiobit Smart Tag
The Jiobit location-tracking smart tag and app are designed to track the wearer over a cell network at any distance indoors or out.
AcTo Dementia
AcTo Dementia is a website intended to provide information about touchscreen apps designed for use by persons with dementia.
Recently Discussed by the Longevity Explorers
Lyft Mobile App
Lyft is a mobile app to order a ride. It is a direct competitor to Uber.
Uber
Uber is an interactive ride service which members can summon by phone or via the Uber smartphone app.
Flywheel Mobile App
Flywheel is working to bring the same Internet enabled experience as Lyft and Uber to traditional taxi cab companies for the user who is more comfortable riding with a cab driver.
Walking Cane with Flashlight and Alarm
The Secure® Walking Cane has an LED flashlight, push-button panic alarm, and flashing red alert/warning light. It came top of our recent Exploration into lighted canes.
HurryCane: The All-Terrain Cane
The HurryCane all-terrain cane is the #1 selling cane in America. Highly rated by thousands of users, the HurryCane stands on its own pivoting base to be free-standing – it doesn’t need to be leaned against a chair, wall or table (where canes are often misplaced or tripped over). The unique,...
Timer Cap
Tmer Cap medicine bottle caps fit on pharmacy pill bottles and the caps display the time elapsed since the bottle was last opened. Useful for avoiding prescription dose errors.
OrCam MyEye
OrCam makes a family of wearable Artificial Intelligence devices which are designed to mount on a pair of glasses, gather a visual signal, and read that signal to the wearer.
EyeReader
EyeReader is an iOS app which uses the iPhone camera to magnify text and the phone's LED light to illuminate it, making it possible to read small print under low light conditions.
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