[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] a question
Mitchell I. Wolfe
mwolfe at vinebrook.com
Mon Jan 3 09:41:08 PST 2022
To All:
I found a presentation entitled Saving Your Life with Wearable
Technology (part 1 [3], part 2 [4], pdf [5]).
The author is Ronald Brown, M.D. who teaches technology to seniors. He
is also the moderator of a Tech for Senior Zoom live weekly meeting that
anyone can join. Here [6] are some of their prior presentations that
includes updates about smart watches.
-- Mitch
On 2022-01-02 19:08, Drew King wrote:
> All,
>
> Very interesting topic.
>
> I'm not an iPhone user so I will contribute what I know about this
> topic regarding the latest Samsung Galaxy 4 smartwatch. Theoretically,
> in the event of a fall detection with a smartwatch it should
> automatically initiate some form of contact with a predefined list of
> emergency contacts you have set up in the app. With Samsung you can
> designate up to four emergency contacts to notify in the event of an
> SOS.
>
> When fall detection is enabled on the watch you can also have it set so
> all you need to do is tap on the watch face three times and it will
> send out an SOS message so even if you're conscious and the fall
> detection did not go off you can still initiate an SOS with 3 taps of
> your finger rather than having to be able to converse with somebody on
> the phone.I'm sure the iPhone has similar features.
>
> Considering that I live alone I have been looking into options for my
> own protection should I have nobody to assist when needed. I don't know
> how expensive the Apple Watch is but the Samsung watches run anywhere
> from $250 to almost $400 with LTE built in. A very small price when you
> compare it to paying a monthly fee for one of those devices you hang
> around your neck or around your wrist. They can cost more than
> $50/month. Crazy unless you have a real need.
>
> Here are the details regarding the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.
>
> KEEP YOURSELF OR LOVED ONES SAFE WITH IMPROVED FALL DETECTION
>
> First introduced to the Galaxy smartwatch line in 2020, Fall Detection
> was capable of recognizing if the wearer had fallen down during
> exercise. Now, on the Galaxy Watch4 you can opt to adjust the
> sensitivity so that it is capable of detecting a fall even when you're
> standing still.2 Plus, Galaxy Watch4 can send out an SOS notification
> to up to four pre-selected contacts - helping you to take care of
> yourself and your loved ones.
>
> SAMSUNG GALAXY WATCH 4 - FALL DETECTION EXPLAINED BY A PHYSICIAN
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scXw4q2YooY&t=342s
>
> Here is a less expensive, but not as cool, solution.
>
> There are several smart watches on Amazon that can make Bluetooth calls
> via Android/Apple cell phones for under $100, some under $50. These do
> not detect falls or make automatic responses only it gives you a
> inexpensive option to keep a Bluetooth phone calling device on your
> wrist while you're walking around home not holding onto your cell phone
> or home phone. If you should fall down at the very least you have a
> watch on your wrist that you can use to make a phone call either
> dialing 911 or any one of your contacts simply by pushing a button on
> the watch.
>
> Drew.
>
> On 1/2/2022 1:16 PM, Steve Isenberg wrote:
>
> The question is:
> With the Apple Watch (or other alternative), if you fall and need help
> (or chest pain, etc) will the device make it easy for you to call for
> help?
> If an Apple Watch (Barbara:) how do you use it to call for help in an
> emergency situation?
> Thanks,
> -steve
>
> On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 9:13 AM Barbara Mende <barbara at moosehill.com>
> wrote:
>
> I had a Lifeline that was always issuing false alarms. It didn't take
> long for the Apple Watch I replaced it with to pay for itself.
>
> On Saturday, January 1, 2022, 10:30:21 PM EST, Mitchell I. Wolfe
> <mwolfe at vinebrook.com> wrote:
>
> About 5 years ago I got my 85+ year old father an older generation of
> this dedicated Medical Alert device [1] and service sold by Costco. (My
> dad hardly ever carried a cell phone.)
>
> It has a call button, a two way speaker telephone on the Verizon cell
> network (so there is no base station), a GPS, a fall detector,
> water-resistance, etc. You need to recharge the battery every few days.
>
> You pay a monthly fee (~$40) for the service which was US based.
>
> -- Mitch
>
> On 2022-01-01 22:13, Rich Moffitt wrote:
>
> I don't own any of the watches in this list, but it looks like a
> reasonably well researched list, with Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy
> Watch being the best choices:
>
> https://wearholic.com/best-smartwatches-with-fall-detection/
>
> I have a Garmin Vivoactive 3 that doesn't support fall detection.
> Watches with their own cellular connection would probably be worth it
> so they can work even if not connected to a phone, though that of
> course increases their price.
>
> Best,
> Rich
>
> On Sat, Jan 1, 2022 at 9:40 PM Anne O'Neill <aboneill7 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> Have recently been thinking the same. Have no input but very
> interested in responses.
>
> On Jan 1, 2022, at 7:26 PM, jjrudy1 at comcast.net wrote:
>
> Now that I have reached senior status I have begun considering whether
> it is a good idea to have some sort of a wearable medical alert.
>
> 15 years ago I got one for my mother but it only worked in her
> apartment and as long as she was within a short distance from the
> controller and her telephone.
>
> With the changes in technology over the years I assume that there must
> be reasonably-priced devices that work in a shower and from wherever
> one is.
>
> I'd be interested in input from someone who has studied this and has
> some sort of device and experience with it. One of my first thoughts
> was an Apple watch but I have no Apple products and my gut says that
> this would be an expensive option.
>
> John
>
> John Rudy
>
> 781-861-0402
> 781-718-8334 cell
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