The SmartSilvers Alliance Leveraging technology to foster active agingTM
The goal of SmartSilvers is to promote the awareness, development and deployment of innovative, consumer friendly products and technology-leveraged services which cater to the unique needs of our expanding senior population, providing independence, mobility and quality of lifestyle within safe, comfortable and familiar home environments. We are building a business-to-business alliance that provides a collaborative infrastructure across the continuum of research, manufacturing, housing and services – bringing together people, technology and ideas with partnerships, alliances and channels.
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Here is the buzz … Sue Halpern has written a book
that is a behind-the-scenes journey into the world of cutting-edge memory
research. Her new book unveils findings about memory loss only now
available to general public. Halpern spent
years in the company of the neuroscientists, pharmacologists, psychologists,
nutritionists, and inventors who are hunting for the genes and molecules, the
drugs and foods, the machines, the prosthetics, the behaviors and therapies
that will stave off Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia and keep our
minds-and memories-intact. Like many of us who have had a relative or
friend succumb to memory loss or Boomer who are getting older, we are hearing
statistics about our own chances of falling victim to dementia, we all worry that
each lapse of memory portends disease. Join us for this special event as Sue Halpern
discusses some of her findings such as:
· What the experts really knew, what
the bench scientists are working on.
· How close science is to a cure, to treatment, to accurate
early diagnosis.
· Whether the crossword puzzles, Sudokus,
and ballroom dancing can really keep us lucid
The International Consumer Electronics Show discovers the Boomer
marketplace! The Silvers Summit at the 2009 International Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) will showcase the products and services that
keep boomers engaged, entertained, connected, and healthy.
Starry Night™ Sleep Technology (www.StarryNightBed.com) from Leggett & Platt, will be the first bed to incorporate diagnostic and entertainment technologies to create an intelligent, intuitive and comfortable sleep environment. Starry Night is the equivalent of having a home theater and a sleep clinic in the bedroom with diagnostic tools to measure body movements and surround sound to pump up the volume.
A.B.L.E. Tech: Achieving Better Life Experiences for People With Injury, Disability, and Aging Challenges Through 21st Century Technologies
Presentation and Video Podcast by the MIT Enterprise Forum, Cambridge, MA Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Within a decade, the number of Americans requiring continual managed care for chronic conditions could reach 100 million. Explore the entrepreneurial opportunities that technology, engineering, and life sciences can have on the quality of every day life for the aging and disabled.
By: Susan Ayers Walker and Michael Sarfatti - Founders, SmartSilvers Alliance
(A version of this article is included in the recently published book, "Mobile Persuasion -20 Perspectives on the Future of Behavior Change", available at http://www.mobilepersuasion.com/ )
Betty Friedan once said "Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength"
The boomer kids are first generation to grow up watching television and experiencing the powerful persuasions of TV programming and advertising. The these kids, born between 1946 - 1964, were influenced by the futuristic world of the Jetsons®, living a life with flying cars, household robots, ubiquitous communication networks all in an "ultra smart" home. As teenagers, the boomers rode with the crew of the Starship Enterprise wondering if the wireless "Beam me up Scotty" device could be designed in their life time.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging -- 2003
Assistive technology is any service or tool that helps the elderly or disabled do the activities they have always done but must now do differently. These tools are also sometimes called “adaptive devices.”
Such technology may be something as simple as a walker to make moving around easier or an amplification device to make sounds easier to hear (for talking on the telephone or watching television, for instance). It could also include a magnifying glass that helps someone who has poor vision read the newspaper or a small motor scooter that makes it possible to travel over distances that are too far to walk. In short, anything that helps the elderly continue to participate in daily activities is considered assistive technology.
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BoomerTech Videos on TechEye TV Videos of previous BoomerTech events are hosted on Google Video and easily accessed through TechEye TV. The BoomerTech series is a program of the MIT Club of Northern California in association with SmartSilvers. Events are episodically co-sponsored by organizations such as the American Society on Aging, the Stanford D-School, and Stanford Center for Longevity. This series of evening presentations provides focus on emerging technologies and applications targeted at the intersection of Technology and Aging, enhancing our quality of life as we age. Visit TechEyeTV to access the videos. Read More >>
