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September 18, 2006
MobilAlert
Older adult's ability to live independently and remain mobile as they age is extremely important to their overall health and wellbeing. There have been a number of devices on the market to help people stay connected to caregivers for years. (Lifeline and Lifestation) New and improved products are now coming to market and will change the way in people live. MobilAlert is one of the new products. MobilAlert takes the Lifeline\Lifestation concept to the great outdoors in a simple to use design.
Keywords: health, technology, emergency, GPS, voice, aging
Description: A easy to use emergency alerting device for elderly users and those suffering from chronic diseases. MobilAlarm has two buttons that when pushed simultaneously will send a message over wireless network via a voice channel to a service that will be able to pinpoint the callers exact position using GPS and send help.
http://www.mobilalarm-eu.org/
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=42040
Persuasive Intent: To persuade people to go about their lives without fear as they age.
Target audience: 50 plus
Price: NA
Boomer Mobile Health Project
This entry is part of a study on how mobile devices and health applications will effect compliance, attitude and behavior change among older adults. The perspective of the Boomer Mobile Health project is that the considerable development of mobile health devices, applications and services will influence changes in the behaviors of older adults in the area of physical and mental fitness, disease management and education. If you know of good examples of mobile products designed for boomers, please e-mail me at MarkCarp@stanford.edu
Mark Carpenter
Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab
Posted by Mark at September 18, 2006 02:17 PM