AgeTech Collaborative from AARP Portfolio Company Speakers

These episodes include at least one speaker that was an AgeTech Collaborative from AARP Portfolio Company speaker. Also some ATC member participant speakers. And News for the Ages articles that feature portfolio companies.

Social Isolation and Connection with Friendi.fi, Vermut and Happy Talks

By Linda Sherman / June 4, 2025

This episode focused on social isolation, intergenerational and social connections. Victor Wang introduced Friendi.fi (pronounced “friendify”) a platform using AI to combat loneliness among older adults, highlighting its success in PACE programs and its mission to scale to millions. Friendi.fi was a spin-out from Care.Coach, Victor’s first startup. Fernando Dellepiane shared Vermut’s marketplace of activities…

Smart Home CES 2025 Highlights with Brava Home Smart Countertop Oven, hyve Security Smart Home Delivery Pod and Glomensio Firefly Home Number Lighting for Emergency Services

By Linda Sherman / May 19, 2025

We focused on Smart Home for our 12th CES 2025 Highlights show. Zac Selmon from Brava Home introduced a smart countertop oven that uses coordinated pulses of infrared light for pinpoint fast cooking. Putting a great deal of intelligence in the app in order to make it accessible for low vision and blind users has…

Aidar Health Mouthlab Chronic Disease Incident Prediction, Wesper Sleep Apnea Diagnostics Device Patch and App, GOES Health Wilderness Support

By Linda Sherman / May 5, 2025

This episode featured three AgeTech Collaborative from AARP Portfolio Companies. Our theme was Wellness. Co-hosts Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard are participants in the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP. Linda through the Rethinking Aging Club Podcast and Debbie Howard through both Carter Group JMRN and Aging Matters International. We both look forward to the ATC Summit…

CES 2025 Highlights with Ceragem, Travelsist and Jelly Drops

By Linda Sherman / April 25, 2025

This was our 11th CES 2025 Highlights show. Brian Yang from Ceragem International explained their home health care platform, which includes which includes massage bed and chair personalized wellness devices, available at Costco and through their 11 wellness centers, with plans to expand to 200. Ceragem won six product innovation awards at CES 2025. Veronica…

Brain Health with Virtuleap and cōpe

By Linda Sherman / April 19, 2025

This was our tenth CES 2025 highlights show. This time we focused on brain health. Amir Bozorgzadeh introduced Enhanced VR, a cognitive training app that uses VR to improve attention and concentration, and Cogniclear VR, a cognitive screening tool. Enhanced VR has shown therapeutic benefits in ADHD, mild cognitive impairment, and emotional regulation. Monique Andrews,…

Honoring World Parkinson’s Day April 11 and Parkinson’s Awareness Month with Advocacy and Speech Therapy

By Linda Sherman / April 11, 2025

We honored World Parkinson’s Day (April 22, 2025) and Parkinson’s Awareness Month with this episode focused on Parkinson’s Advocacy and Speech Therapy. We also got an update on the Whispp app which provides AI Assistive Voice Technology but is not specifically intended for Parkinson’s patients. Follow PD Avengers on their social media links to learn…

CES 2025 Highlights with Digbi Health, GlucoSense and Hibiscus Health

By Linda Sherman / March 28, 2025

Our ninth CES 2025 Highlights show celebrated the National Month of Nutrition with special attention to Diabetes. Jonathan Fitch introduced GlucoSense, a digital health app integrating CGMs, Apple Health, Peloton and more than 8 other devices to simplify diabetes management into a single glucose score, aiming to improve patient compliance. This free app can also…

Robotic Pets Help Dementia and Depression, Memory Care Challenges for Couples, NIC Conference Value Based Care 3-11-25

By Linda Sherman / March 12, 2025

Presented by Debbie Howard, Aging Matters International Forbes 2-26-25 Robotic Pets Can Dramatically Improve The Lives Of Older Adults With Dementia And Depression by Tom Chiodo https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomchiodo/2025/02/26/robotic-pets-can-dramatically-improve-the-lives-of-older-adults-with-dementia-and-depression/ Ray Gordon mentioned seeing Sony’s aibo dog 20 years ago in an Economist Group meeting in Japan. “Beginning in 2021, Capital Caring Health, a non-profit hospice and palliative…

CES 2025 Highlights with Kami Vision, ONSCREEN and Tech Commentator Jared Bendis

By Linda Sherman / February 28, 2025

This was our fifth CES 2025 Highlights show. Steve Ewell, CTA Foundation Executive Director spoke about Costin’s CTA Foundation 2025 Innovation Challenge win. Austin Isburgh from Kami Vision introduced their fall detection AI technology, which uses cameras to detect falls and prevent them. The B2C product costs $100 for the camera and $45/month for the…

CES 2025 Highlights Kalogon Smart Seating, Blueberry Technology BBGo, Vasco Translators

By Linda Sherman / February 22, 2025

Our fourth CES 2025 Highlights featured three great speakers. Tim Balz from Kalagon introduced smart seating technology to prevent pressure sores, clinically proven to reduce pain and fatigue, and fully reimbursable under Medicare. Rajeev Ramanath from Blueberry Technology presented BBGo, an autonomous wheelchair for airports, achieving 98% satisfaction and reducing personnel-to-vehicle ratios. Tomek Stomski from…