aarp life@50+ atlanta 2013 university session - digital family communications
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Cool Tech for the 50+ Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sanjay Khurana, director, AARP Innovation Center Mike Lee, senior advisor, AARP Digital Strategies and Operations Whether it’s monitoring your health on the go or connecting with your grandkids, there has been an explosion of new technology designed to make your life easier and more enjoyable. The good news is that many of these new gadgets are easy to use and the prices are rapidly coming down. Come see live demonstrations of some of the coolest gadgets on the market — and some that have yet to go public — that use the latest technology to enhance your health, lifestyle and relationships. And here is Sanjay's presentation on health innovations from this session: http://www.slideshare.net/sanjaykhurana101/health-innovations-cool-tech-for-the-50TRANSCRIPT
Mike Lee Life@50+ Atlanta
2013
Cool Tech for the 50+
Digital Connections to Distant Family and Friends
Video Chat
Mobile Messaging Apps Ebooks with Video Chat
Turn-based Games A Tablet for Seniors
Source: AARP - Attitude, Trend, & Opinion Monitor , March 2013 Contact: Gretchen Anderson, [email protected]
73% of 50+ adults own at least 1 computer
device
60%
48% 20%
83% of the 50+
own a mobile phone
Laptops
Tablets
Desktops
E -Readers
28%
Smartphone
0
Feature phone
69%
Younger boomers are more likely to own every type of
device than those 60+
Device Ownership
19%
23%
54%
60%
84% Email
Text Messaging
Social Networking
Video chat
of the 50+ use technology to stay in touch with friends & family endfrie
Of those who use tech to stay in touch...
Staying In Touch
73%
Source: AARP Attitude, Trend, & Opinion Monitor , March 2013Contact: Gretchen Anderson, [email protected] R E S E A R C H C E N T E R
Skype has been in use for 10 years!
http://www.skype.com
Apple Facetime
http://www.apple.com/mac/facetime/
Google+ Hangouts – Group video chat and screen sharing
http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
Whatsapp Chat App
http://www.whatsapp.com
Popular Messaging Apps each with over 100 MM users
http://insights.onavo.com/blog/digital-diaspora-immigrant-apps/
Family members in other countries are recommending chat apps
http://www.techinasia.com/messaging-app-war-wechat-line-kakaotalk-whatsapp/
Narrate and share children’s books
http://www.astorybeforebed.com
Read books with children in video chats
http://www.astorybeforebed.com
Read books with children in video chats on laptops
http://www.readeo.com/
Read books with children in video chats on tablets
http://kindoma.com
Words With Friends turn-based game
http://www.wordswithfriends.com
Draw Something turn-based game
http://omgpop.com/drawsomething
Breezie Android tablet service
http://www.breezie.com
A Start Screen with an uncluttered interface
http://www.breezie.com
A Visual Address Book
http://www.breezie.com
Buttons with clearly understandable meanings
http://www.breezie.com
Hub to personalize and manage remotely
http://www.breezie.com
Questions
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