Every day, 5,000 Americans turn 75 and many of those aging seniors are living alone and not sharing in the rising use of social media by their children and grandchildren.
A Chattanooga-based phone and tablet maker is launching a new product to help bridge the generational digital divide while also helping to share useful alerts and wellness information for both seniors and their caregivers.
Clarity, a division of Plantronics Inc., unveiled its new ClarityLife at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas. The new communications platform will be delivered through Clarity’s Ensemble home phone, which Clarity debuted two years ago at a previous CES event.
Carsten Trads, president of Clarity, said the new device and platform is designed to help millions of Americans caring for aging parents or grandparents to more easily share and get information. The display phone, which Clarity is selling for $399, provides not only amplified sound and enlarged keyboards but also is equipped through the ClarityLife platform to display and sound messages, alerts and photographs.
The Web-based platform, priced at $49 per month for regular service and $59 a month for unlimited service, will allow individuals to receive email, text messages, photos and videos on Ensemble’s 8-inch tablet display. ClarityLife keeps family members and caregivers in the know on the senior’s daily activities through simple check-ins, medication reminders or appointment notifications.