# Senior Tech Brands ease the process of seniors interacting with tech in the home. By [Chayeanne Garvida](https://www.trendhunter.com/chayg24), Research Advisor | Published Mar 7, 2019 | Category: [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/pro/category/technology-trends-and-gadgets) Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/senior-tech ## Key Figures - Trend score: 4.2/10 - Evidence articles: 4 ## What is the Senior Tech trend? **Senior Tech:** As senior demographics enter retirement and move towards independence, new innovations are being integrated into products that seniors can easily interact with to help them manage their daily lives or, in some cases, prevent potential issues. ## The consumer insight behind the Senior Tech trend As boomers have begun to make up a bigger part of the aging population, the idea of aging itself is being redefined with a focus on youthfulness and a chance to reconnect with one's true potential. Within this also comes with it a new, more open relationship to technology with more willingness to learn and leverage it for the optimization of seniors' everyday lives. ## At a Glance - Evidence: 4 featured examples - Articles from: Sep 18, 2018 to Jul 24, 2019 - Published: Mar 7, 2019 - Patterns: [Divergence](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/divergence), [Acceleration](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/acceleration) - Megatrends: [Catalyzation](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/catalyzation), [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/artificial-intelligence), [Personalization](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/personalization) ## Audience - Gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Themes within the Senior Tech trend ### Senior-Friendly Technology As boomers have begun to make up a bigger part of the aging population, new innovations are being integrated into products that seniors can easily interact with to help them manage their daily lives or, in some cases, prevent potential issues. ### Intuitive Social Robots Social robots like Intuition Robotics' ElliQ encourage seniors to lead connected, active and engaged lives and provide an opportunity for businesses to leverage cognitive AI platforms. ### Smart Medication Management Hero's high-tech medication manager and accompanying mobile app solves the problem of medication non-adherence and presents a disruptive opportunity for the healthcare industry to leverage technology and design for better health outcomes. ## What the Senior Tech trend means for industry ### For Healthcare Industry Business professionals can reference healthcare to integrate new innovations into products that seniors can easily interact with at home to improve health outcomes. ### For Consumer Electronics Industry The Consumer Electronics industry can leverage the demand for old-fashioned aesthetics as consumers seek the latest functions with a retro twist. ### For Tech Industry The Tech industry can create innovative, high-tech wearables, such as wrist-worn sensors for fall prevention, leveraging motion sensors, GPS data, and cognitive AI. ## Workshop question How can your brand ease its customer's day-to-day struggles? ## Trend signals for Senior Tech Trend score 4.2 out of 10, from popularity 61%, activity 56%, freshness 8%. - Popularity: 61% - Activity: 56% - Freshness: 8% ## Examples of the Senior Tech trend 4 featured examples from Sep 18, 2018 to Jul 24, 2019. - [In-Home Medication Managers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medication-manager): Hero is a High-Tech Solution for Precision in Medication (Category: Life-Stages) Implication: Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the implementation of high-tech medication management solutions in the healthcare technology industry to improve medication adherence an… - [Senior-Friendly Social Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intuition-robotics-elliq): Intuition Robotics' ElliQ Enriches the Lives of the Elderly (Category: Life-Stages) Implication: The development of social robots for seniors presents disruptive innovation opportunities by combining robotics and eldercare. - [Senior-Protecting Sensors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wristworn-sensor): This Wrist-Worn Sensor Assesses Seniors' Likelihood of Suffering Falls (Category: Tech) Implication: Implementing wrist-worn fall prevention devices in hospitals, nursing homes, and senior care facilities for daily monitoring and identification of high-risk patients. - [Senior-Friendly Radios](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elderadio): The 'Elderadio' Draws Inspiration from Equipment from the Past (Category: Tech) Implication: Opportunity for the technology industry to create senior-friendly devices with old-fashioned aesthetics. ## Recent trend clusters - [Delegated Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/delegated-interfaces) (Tech) - [Adaptive Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/adaptive-controls) (Tech) - [Desk Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/desk-systems) (Tech) - [Spatial Refinement](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/spatial-refinement) (Tech) ## Trending in Tech - [Decor-Led Home Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/decor-led-home-projectors) - [Accessible Fintech Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chequing-account) - [Dual-Wavelength Recovery Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joint-therapy) - [Pop-Culture WiFi Routers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-culture-wifi-routers) All articles: [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech)