Tech Talk: AARP showcases age-tech at CES 2020

AARP highlighted age-tech at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, held January 7-10 in Las Vegas. In a detailed press release, the organization describes initiatives to promote startups in the field, programs underway, and products potentially suitable for the active-aging market. Of note, AARP launched the Alcove ™ playground, a developer ecosystem that makes it easy to build or integrate virtual reality experiences into the AARP VR platform, and collaborated with Games for Change on a challenge aimed at motivating developers to create VR experiences that might enhance quality of life for older adults. Products introduced include a neuromodulation wearable that uses pulsed light and sound to potentially reduce chronic severe pain, and an intelligent bracelet that can help a user feel colder or warmer. Read the press release and also check out AARP's innovation labs page for more details on products and collaborations.