The holidays are right around the corner and the AgeTech Collaborative™ by AARP is getting into the spirit. This season, give the gift of care with innovative products by our participant startups! We have so many ways to help your loved ones have the best 2024 possible. Here are just a few (see all the startups here):
Help Them Connect
- Artifcts: Everyone’s got stuff—let Artifcts help you declutter while preserving memories. An easy-to-use interface lets you upload photos, videos, and audio and attach stories so you can remember what makes them special. This is the perfect gift for someone who has everything—maybe a little too much of everything!
- Kinsome: For the loved one looking to connect with their grandchildren, help meet them where they are with a mobile connection platform designed to bring the family circle closer together. Their AI chat partner encourages kids to share their life updates while keeping grandparents socially engaged. Kids' stories are easily shared without parents having to play gatekeeper.
- Zoog: It can be hard to keep your family feeling connected if you’re physically apart. Zoog provides a fun online platform to turn any family member into a singer, a storyteller and more! Filters, effects, and music are applied automatically for an engaging creation to be enjoyed by the whole family. Plus, with a huge library of songs, stories, jokes, educational lessons, and more... there is always something new to bring to life!
Spoil Them with New Hardware
- Embr Labs: Thermal wellness is now possible with Embr Wave 2 from Embr Labs. Improve sleep and relieve temperature discomfort at the touch of a button through precise cooling and warming sensations in a discreet, stylish wearable thermal system.
- Raz Mobility: Have a loved one with memory loss, vision loss, or just an older adult who prefers a simpler mobile experience? Raz Mobility’s Raz Memory Cell Phone offers a streamlined interface with just one screen so there is never any confusion over who to call. Their SmartVision 3 and MiniVision2+ phones are designed for blind and visually impaired users with large buttons and tactile keypads. Plus, caregivers can remotely manage their loved one’s phone through an app or online. It’s the perfect way to help them keep in touch!
- Sana Health: Help your loved one wind down and destress with Sana. Using audiovisual stimulation to increase balance between the left and right sides of the brain, the device guides its users into a deep state of relaxation. In fact, ongoing use of Sana has effects resembling long-term meditative practices.
- 6Degrees: Give someone you care about the ability to interact with technology on their own terms with the MyMove device from 6Degrees. This comfortable, wearable AI lets users control digital devices through simple movements and adapts to individual’s limited ranges of motion and tremors. Users can surf the web, draw, hop on a video call, and more all with the flick of a wrist.
Care for Their Body and Mind
- Bream: Encourage your loved one to engage with their creative side through Bream’s extensive library of online courses. With classes on everything from drawing, writing, and crafts to exercise, nutrition, and brain health, there is always something new to learn! Older adults can enjoy content that excites them and is tailored to their skill level all from the comfort of their home, and on any internet-connected device.
- Mighty: Give the gift of health with Mighty’s all-in-one exercise, nutrition, and daily health program for older adults. The platform encourages foundational lifestyle changes to help people live out their golden years in good health. Joint-friendly workouts, personalized nutrition plans, and certified health coaching sessions are just some of the unique features users can enjoy.
- Rendever: Engage friends and family through the power of online community! Users are never bored with live musical performances, book clubs, world exploration, and more from the comfort of home. Each weekday has 8 hours of programming, ensuring that your loved one can beat boredom through community.
- Springrose: All women deserve to get the support they need no matter their mobility limitations. The adaptive bra from Springrose has multiple ways to put it on to make getting dressed a breeze. Comfortable, stylish, and designed with input from physical and occupational therapists, the plunge front closure design ensures that you can live your life to the fullest no matter your mobility needs.
- Vivo: It doesn’t need to be a challenge to get and stay in shape as an older adult! Vivo’s science-backed unique virtual fitness programs feature small group classes to help your loved one get stronger and improve their quality of life. Each program is tailored to the user’s unique goals and abilities and results are tracked and delivered with one-on-one feedback.