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Top 25 Things ElderGadget is Thankful For

by Nellie Day November 26, 2009

When life comes at us it can sometimes be difficult to remember what we’re thankful for. Even if that list doesn’t include perfect health, it probably does include a bevy of other things and people that have added depth and brightness to your long life.

No matter where you are or who you’re with on this [...]

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A (Cheeky) Guide to a No-Fuss Halloween

by Nellie Day October 30, 2009

Most of us realize and begrudgingly accept that Halloween mostly belongs to the kids. But why should they have all the fun? After all, many elderly individuals love treats, especially the hard candy that we’re famous for keeping in little glass bowls. So, seniors, this year ElderGadget thinks that you should take back this holiday [...]

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The Evolution of an Elder Gadget: Developing a Senior-Friendly MP3 Player

by Nellie Day September 15, 2009
Sample of the Linked Senior manual

We often feature products that are convenient and conducive to a senior’s way of living. From popular digital cameras that simply require a point and shoot to therapeutic gloves that provide extra grip for those suffering from arthritis, ElderGadget has covered a range of products that, consciously or not, boast many elder-friendly features.

What we haven’t [...]

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The Perfect Gadgets (if ElderGadget Ran the World)

by Max Baumgarten August 10, 2009

At ElderGadget, we usually review existing products to dissect and highlight their elder-friendly features. For example, is the new Sony television set too glossy for sensitive eyes? Are the buttons on an alarm clock large enough to read?

But we’re taking a different approach in this post. We’re feeling a tad playful, loony, and a bit more creative than usual. So instead [...]

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Gadgets for Sharp Elderly Minds, Part 2: Elderly Education

by James Alexander June 16, 2009

Part 2: Elderly Education

As we explained in the first segment of a four part series, keeping our brains sharp well into our senior years is an age-old concern and there are a host of factors that may contribute to a sharper mind late in life. Today’s post is going to focus on education; that [...]

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Priceless Legacy Company Helps Preserve Personal Narratives

by James Alexander June 14, 2009

In honor of Father’s Day, we thought we’d feature the memory-preserving work of the Priceless Legacy Company. Based in Dallas, the Priceless Legacy Company is acustom media publishing company dedicated to helping people preserve their life legacies for the benefit of future generations.

Currently active in 21 states and one province, Priceless Legacy’s consultants meet with clients [...]

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ElderGadget Salutes Bea Arthur

by James Alexander April 26, 2009

With television being such an important gadget in all of our lives, we thought it appropriate to salute Beatrice Arthur. The larger-than-life actress scored on Broadway as the original matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof and the hard-drinking actress in Mame before she went onto star in the groundbreaking television series Maude, followed by the beloved [...]

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Social Networks “in Plain English”

by James Alexander April 22, 2009
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Would a Senior Version of Facebook Look Like this?

by James Alexander April 20, 2009
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According to research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 7% of people older than 65 have online social-networking profiles on sites like MySpace and Facebook. As seniors continue to make their presence felt could a site like this be far behind?

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100-Year-Old Italian Scientist Makes Yet Another Discovery

by James Alexander April 18, 2009
EU ITALY MONTALCINI

Levi Montalcini, an inventor and senator for life in Italy, celebrates her 100th birthday this week. Her big discovery? That she believes she’s sharper at 100 then she was at 20. Montalcini, who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Medicine with American Stanley Cohen for discovering mechanisms that regulate the growth of cells and organs, [...]

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