Category: Alexa
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Fall sensor + Alexa Together can prolong independent senior living
Alexa Together has partnered with Vayyar, Sky Angel Care, and AltumView to detect falls. If a fall is detected, Alexa asks if help is needed, and then connects to an urgent response line, and alerts emergency contacts. Additional aging in place tools continue to be added to Alexa Together, including fall risk assessment, detection of…
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Alexa solidifies NLP’s role in smart homes, cars. Is senior care next?
Amazon’s Alexa is the deserved star of CES. Lights, thermostats, air purifiers, cars, refrigerators, other appliances, and baby monitors are examples of interfaces solidifying the natural voice processing-driven future of the world. Amazon now has the opportunity to enhance the lives of those aging in place. Its development of senior citizen focused applications is lagging. Alexa has the…