A new year. A new decade. Nothing new.
But here’s my prediction: It’ll be The Year of Tech.
Keep Older Adults at Top of Mind, AARP CEO Urges Tech Industry
50-plus Americans spent $140 billion on technology in 2018, AARP report finds
OK, Boomers: CES 2020 was more about you than ever
January 15, 2020 by
Kevin C. Tofel
As always, any ‘tech’ for Baby Boomers is medical tech. I’ve written about the silliness and shortsightedness of this ad nauseum:
13 December 2017
We’re always sick.
No matter what the product or service, when Mad Ave tries to ‘reach’ us we’re always sick. Or something’s horribly wrong. (Sorry the commercial is missing. It probably got sick and died.)15 October 2015
Baby Boomers Not Wearing WearablesNever Leave The Hospital! Health Tech Wearables, Implanted Chips
By Chuck NyrenI’m having issues. I’m worried that the medical industry might want me to worry too much about my health. A little worry is good. But constant worry? It seems as if they want me to think of nothing else but my vital signs for the rest of my life.
Finally Live The Life You’ve Always Wanted With Wearables!
By Chuck Nyren
… Along with Google Glasses, you’ll also be wearing Google Nose and Google Mouth.
10 April 2013
AARP Is All New Redux: Part IV
(Entrepreneurs, VCs & Health Tech)
There are a dozen more posts. I’ll spare you.
What (almost) nobody talks about: Tech for older folks that has nothing to do with being sick (do any products exist?), ALL tech products that are marketed to everybody – but because of fonts and buttons and software design and just about everything else, these offerings can be difficult to use.
Back to the beginning – the pull quote from my 2005 book:
“It will be the Baby Boomers who will be the first to pick and choose, to ignore or be seduced by leading-edge technology marketing. There’s a simple reason for this. We have the money to buy this stuff. Experts say we’ll continue to have the money for at least the next twenty years. Write us off at your own peril.”
I’ll leave you with this…
Everybody is picking their favorite whatevers of the last decade. Here’s my favorite video of the last decade:
