by Bruce Brown | June 9, 2022 | Health
Big box technology retailer Best Buy certainly appears to be “in it to win it.” In 2016, Alfred Poor covered GreatCall’s senior-friendly smartphones and nationwide GreatCall 5Star 24/7 emergency service for older users. In 2018 Best Buy acquired...
by Bruce Brown | November 4, 2021 | Health
Apple introduced Siri, the digital voice assistant, with the Apple iPhone 4s in 2011. Amazon introduced Alexa in 2013 with the Echo smart speaker. Google launched Google Assistant in 2016. While Siri may be available in more indiviidual devices overall because...
by Bruce Brown | October 9, 2020 | Health
Amazon’s Alexa digital voice assistant currently converses with more than 384 million people worldwide, according to the Alexa device sitting on my desk when I asked just now. We’ve written about diverse Alexa implementations in health and wellness, from...
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by Bruce Brown | April 9, 2019 | Health
We often report on chronic conditions, wearables for diabetes, HIPAA compliance, and smart home devices here on HealthTechInsider. Well, here’s a post that combines all of these topics. And the good news it’s for a product that’s available now.In...
by Bruce Brown | October 19, 2018 | General News, Health
We don’t usually cover patents in Health Tech Insider; there’s little likelihood that any given patent ever will result in a commercial product. But digital voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Siri are training consumers to...
