A serial entrepreneur, Jean Anne Booth has 30 years of experience in high technology. Her background spans from P&L business unit management to marketing; product definition; systems, software, and applications engineering; silicon development engineering; and operations and product engineering.
This article was originally published as “5 stylish safety devices that reclaim independence” on Mashable on April 2, 2016 “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” You might remember this phrase from the dramatic and poorly produced medical alert infomercials targeted towards the elderly in the 1980s and ’90s. While the statement lives on in […]
As chief innovation officer for AARP, the advocacy group for older adults, Terry Bradwell feels duty-bound to try all the high-tech stuff marketed to seniors these days. So, at 54, he’s an enthusiastic early adopter of the smart home. His Florida home is outfitted with cameras outside and all manner of sensors and connected devices inside. […]
Originally Featured on Networked India, Smart Seniors, Smart Tech – 10 Intelligent Apps and Devices For The Elderly – Included UnaliWear’s Watch as a top 10 must for Seniors Under Smart Seniors Whoever said technology is exclusively for the physically young and thriving?! If you’re a youth at heart and you thrive on fun things, then […]
Jean Anne reveals how to navigate Austin’s Startup Scene as CEO of UnaliWear and Kanega Watch in this case study featured in Austin Monthly. Case Studies The Product: Kanega Watch The founder: Jean Anne Booth The idea: A medical alert device that older adults will actually want to use. Biggest challenge: “Getting funding, both for a physical product—it’s […]
Thank you Tech Radar for Mentioning our UnaliWear Kanega Watch. The following is an excerpt from the original article: Most of us think of wearables in terms of smartwatches and fitness trackers, gadgets that can help us be fitter and more efficient. But for some people, they’re far more important than that – these wearables […]
It’s a known fact that reaching a significantly older age is increasingly likely with the kinds of technology and medicine available today. In the UK, the over 65 population grew from 9.4 million in 2011 to 10.4 million, encompassing 16% of the population. Similar growth has been reported in the US. With an aging population, […]
Many fitness and other wearable devices are targeted at young, able consumers with plenty of disposable income and apparently low expectations of functionality for such products. Many of these products are not well suited to the needs of the elderly, where complex user interfaces and small displays pose significant barriers to their use. UnaliWear […]
Thank you, Austin Woman and Austin Women in Technology. Jean Anne Booth is a finalist for Women-led Business of the Year in the 2016 Woman’s Way Awards. There were 215+ applications and we were selected by a committee comprised of some of Austin’s most respected and influential women. We were nominated by the Austin Women in […]
Thank you, HealthCare Texas 2016. We appreciate the recognition for all the progress that Jean Anne Booth and the team has made to bringing the Kanega Watch to market and to extend independence with dignity for millions of vulnerable seniors. About HealthCare Texas The Texas Growth Capital Forum (TGCF) aligns late-stage venture capital growth investors […]
Austin-area startups in consumer packaged goods are riding a new wave of opportunity. In the first quarter of 2016, three local startups in the emerging sector each raised $3 million or more, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers and National Venture Capital Association joint survey. The news for the sector — otherwise known as CPG industry […]
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UnaliWear’s patented RealFall™ technology is based on actual fall data from Kanega Watch wearers and gets smarter about each wearer’s personal movements over time— continuously improving fall detection accuracy and limiting/eliminating false alerts. No other medical alert system offers this real fall/related movement learning and continuous improvement technology. Click here to learn more.
