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The Invisible Grandparent at CES 2013

Posted on 01/10/2013 by | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Home & Family | Relationships | Technology  After a few days at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), I feel like I’ve been virtually dipped in technology. There are 1.9 million net square feet of more than 3,250 exhibitors showing off their new technologies, with some 20,000 new products launched. I’ve seen gadgets, gizmos and robots. Audio, video, cellular, wifi. Cars, games, toys, health supports, exercise equipment, appliances, “connected” homes, cameras and music. Some companies talk about their target audiences, including kids, teens, young adults, moms, men …

Cool New Tech Gifts for Grandkids at CES

Posted on 01/9/2013 by | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Home & Family | Relationships | TechnologyCalling all grandparents! My first day at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has proven to be pretty overwhelming but also totally exciting! The most fun I had today was checking out some of the cool tech items geared for kids. There are literally hundreds of toys, learning tools, games and other entertainment for kids on exhibition here. As I went through the exhibit hall, here are just a few items I loved in a variety of price …

Hey, Entrepreneurs: What’s Your 50+ Strategy?

Posted on 09/11/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

TechnologySo many age 50+ customers –yet marketers obsess about youth. So I wonder, being exactly in the age demographic of the prospective buyer of BMWs, what’s up with their marketers? BMW seems on a quest to reach the young through social media. But the actual buyer my age isn’t shopping for cars that way – and today’s young people don’t have the money for that car! Here’s the reality: baby boomers own half of the nation’s wealth. That’s $2.3 trillion. …

CES Day 3: “Hi, TV. Can I Watch PBS?”

Posted on 01/13/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

TechnologyWhen I was little, maybe 10, maybe younger, I hated grocery shopping with my mother. All that time, filling a cart, when I could have been absorbed in a book! I’d daydream about how someday, I would design a fridge that somehow knew when we were out of orange juice, and that fridge would just quietly order orange juice, before my mother had even realized we needed more. Magic. Today, standing at the Consumer Electronics Show in LG’s booth, I …