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According to a recent survey conducted by Parks Associates in March, about 5 percent of households with broadband internet have at least one digital fitness device — like a Fitbit, Jawbone UP, or BodyMedia FIT Armband. The survey, called Digitally Fit: Healthy Living and Connected Devices, polled about 10,000 broadband-enabled households.

The survey found that memory improvement mobile apps or online services were the most widely adopted type of app or service among those su ...read more

Harry Wang, director of health and mobile product research at Parks Associates, believes M2M, cellular-connected devices for home monitoring and, especially, aging in place, are ripe to take off in the next few years.

In a column at E-Commerce Times, Wang shared some new Parks data about the role of machine to machine computing (M2M) in aging in place technology, likely from his forthcoming report “Independent Living at Home: Second Edition.”

Parks sees aging in place an ...read more

“This partnership is game-changing for technology adoption in long-term care facilities, as well as the homes of those aging in place,” said Harry Wang, director of health and mobile product research with Parks Associates. “Everyone knows how to use a television, and this combination of a comprehensive integrated software solution and an innovative commercial TV platform creates a model for how long-term care facilities can deploy and leverage easy-to-use technology solutions fo ...read more