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June 12th, 2008

Father’s Day Gift Idea: REDI MP3 Players

A gift idea for Father’s Day:
The REDI MP3 player is a 1GB that comes preloaded with music. It would make a good gift for a senior or for someone who doesn’t have a computer, or is unfamiliar with how to load music on a computer or player.
Though it’s a basic player, it has an […]

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May 8th, 2008

Robotic Elder Care?

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a robot that can be used to assist an elderly person by dialing 911, issuing medication reminders, grocery shopping, interact with family and caregivers and more:
It can also recognize an abnormal visual event, such as a fall, and notify a remote medical caregiver. Through an interface, […]

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February 18th, 2008

Consumers mislead about digital television transition

The conversion to digital television in the United States is a year away, so, people are beginning to make preparations if they need to make any changes to their current television reception situation.
According to a new study by MassPIRG, some mass market retailers are misleading people, often the low-income and elderly, who don’t know what […]

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January 17th, 2008

Seniors Nintendo Wii Bowling Tournament

I loved this (and I’m dying for a Wii):

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January 2nd, 2008

Is mom and dad’s TV ready for the digital television trasition?

At midnight on February 17, 2009, all full-power television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting.
So, what does this mean for people who have older, analog televisions and still use “rabbit ear” antennas?
It means that analog television sets receiving free TV using an antenna will not […]

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October 17th, 2007

Where elders blog

Where Elders Blog is the creation of Ronni Bennett at Time Goes By.
It’s a collection of bloggers over 50 and their workspaces.
I love to see pictures of where bloggers work, it helps me to visualize who they are and what they are doing as I read their sites.
Also, maybe the list of “older” […]

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September 14th, 2007

Presto Giveaway Ends Soon

There’s still time to enter the contest to win an HP Presto Printer, with 3 months of free service. But, hurry! The contest ends on Sunday, Sept. 16th at midnight, CST.
Give your mother Presto, and she won’t need a computer or internet service to receive your emails and digital photos. Presto automatically prints them out […]

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August 29th, 2007

Blogs win “Top Alzheimer’s Site” Awards

Two of my favorite blogs, Know-it-Alz, and, Minding our Elders each won a Top Alzheimer’s Site Award from Health Central.com.
Both Kathy and Carol are dedicated caregivers, and, you should be reading their blogs, if you aren’t already.
Congratulations to both of you!
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August 27th, 2007

Internet use by seniors on the rise

According to a UK study, senior web-surfers are online longer than the age 18-24 crowd, though the younger ones access the Internet more frequently.
I guess it takes quite a while to forward all those e-mails.
I kid. Kind of.
My dad is a great example of an older Internet user adapting, and, even enjoying his time […]

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June 28th, 2007

Wii sweeps retirement communities

It may just be my own mad, mad desire for a Wii talking, but, I love to see these stories about senior video gamers.
I never really thought about it before, but, I thought this part was sort of cool:
For seniors who can’t play sports any more, the Wii approximates the motion of the games […]

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