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iPhone Apps for Seniors: Proactive Sleep

by Max Baumgarten March 12, 2010

Sad to say but truth be told, many seniors find it difficult to achieve satisfactory sleeps. Seniors are generally sensitive to environmental factors and tend to wake up easily due to excess noises and unexpected lights. Yet, the new iPhone app Proactive Sleep 2.0, can help an aging adult have a suitable night’s rest.

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iPhone Apps for Seniors: Yoga STRETCH

by Max Baumgarten March 7, 2010

Because we are such big believers in the power of yoga for seniors, we want to let you know about one of our favorite iPhone applications — Yoga STRETCH. Let’s say you live in an area where there aren’t any yoga classes, you don’t belong to gym, or you just prefer to work out from the comfort of your own home, then it is not a bad idea to invest in Yoga STRETCH.

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Camera Plus Pro: An iPhone App for the Photo Aficionado

by Max Baumgarten March 1, 2010

While the iPhone comes with a standard camera, we suggest that you download the supplemental application, Camera Plus Pro. For $1.99 you have the capability to take take high-quality photos, record videos, crop pictures, and upload multimedia online. And with its simple interface, we highly suggest this elder friendly application.

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Navigon: An iPhone App for the Road

by Max Baumgarten February 13, 2010

Worried about getting lost on a drive? There’s an app for that!

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Don’t Eat That: An iPhone App for the Supermarket

by Max Baumgarten February 6, 2010

Food labels are a conundrum of sorts: many of us don’t know what to make of the information on the back of a cereal box. Well Celldial Inc has created Don’t Eat That, an iPhone app that answers these sort of nutrition-based conundrums.

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Generation iPhone: Great iPhone Apps for Seniors

by Max Baumgarten January 27, 2010

Some think the iPhone and it’s apps aren’t “Senior-Friendly.” We don’t agree. For those that can use them – and contrary to what most people seem to think, most seniors can – the iphone (and apps) are both useful and enjoyable. Read on for a summary of our iPhone app posts for the last nine months!

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The Launch of Healthful Apps for the iPhone

by Max Baumgarten January 4, 2010

The release date for Healthful Apps, a series of iPhone applications intended to improve the status of your health and your quality of life, is right around the corner (January 5th); we could not be anymore excited. This is not the first time that we have showed our admiration for Healthful Apps, as we [...]

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iPhone Apps that May Help Seniors with Alzheimer’s and Dementia

by Nellie Day September 16, 2009
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Dr. John Zeisel, president and co-founder of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care and author of “I’m Still Here,” has many activities he recommends that can improve the quality of life for Alzheimer’s sufferers and their families.

Listening to autobiographical music, viewing art and family photos and engaging in familiar activities are all ways you may be able to [...]

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Relaxation iPhone Apps for Seniors

by Max Baumgarten September 6, 2009
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Last week ElderGadget introduced you to  Mood Lifting iPhone Apps for Seniors.  This week we look at a collection of Relaxation iPhone Apps for Seniors.

Relaxation apps include those that help people sleep better at night or during a daytime nap.  These apps can also be enjoyed as background noise when reading, surfing the net, etc.  [...]

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New Mood-Lifting iPhone Apps Great for Seniors

by Max Baumgarten September 1, 2009
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At ElderGadget, we pride ourselves on our knowledge of iPhone apps for seniors. (As shown with our posts iPhone Apps for Seniors and More great iPhone apps for seniors). And so, it only seems natural that we are the first on the blogosphere to discuss the soon-to-be-released Healthful Apps. This program identifies the iPhone’s best [...]

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