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Tech assistance: the rush to design apps and devices for senior citizens
Silicon Valley has long sought to disrupt virtually every aspect of modern life. Now comes technology's final frontier: old age. Tech that's specifically designed for seniors is a growing market, fueled by inexorable demographic trends – about 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day. Senior tech is increasingly showing up in assisted living facilities and nursing homes. A company called It's Never Too Late proffers a massive 70in high-definition touchscreen computer that provides older people with little prior tech experience easy access to everything from travel videos and music playlists to a library of college lectures.
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Technology: Information Technology > Artificial Intelligence > Representation & Reasoning > Personal Assistant Systems (0.48)