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How important is a smart watch? Last year the Apple Watch turned 10. By then it was in use by 23% of the smartwatch market worldwide....
An email from a startup founder offered this observation about older adults’ comfort with technology: “The user experience gap between what a product promises in a press release and what a 78-year-old will actually pick up and operate is where most elder care technology quietly fails.” Not true. If it provides a much-wanted experience like a c...
You would think that women were playing a sizable role in tech by now. You would be wrong. And historical trends underpin the delta between men and women in tech. Despite early interest in the 1970s, including computer programming, by the
Water aerobics – an exercise beloved by older women. There may be some men that enjoy it too, though classes in a nearby gym I see largely attended by older women. Many (most?) of whom are likely Silver Sneakers members ...
Flipping the script on aging – an interesting concept. No surprise that Dolly Parton and Cher, both now age 80, exemplify the script flip. That flip inclu...