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AppDate: CES goes App mad

In this bumper AppDate CES 2021 special, SEAN BACHER highlights ten of the apps that vied for attention during the world’s biggest tech expo.

CarePredict TouchPoint

During the pandemic, families have had to contend with not knowing how older friends and family are doing, due to the various lockdown levels.

CarePredict TouchPoint, an AI digital health platform with remote activity monitoring for senior care, was showcased at this year’s CES.

TouchPoint offers caregivers and facility members continuous visibility into a senior’s activity and behaviour patterns. In seniors, subtle changes in everyday activities such as eating, walking, cooking, sleeping and bathroom activities are known to precede health conditions like malnutrition, depression, and an increased risk of falling.

It also alerts families and nurses when there is a deviation from one’s “normal” activity patterns such as missed meals, restless sleep and increased inactivity.  

The solution consists of a wearable that uses rechargeable batteries, so it never needs to be taken off to charge, unlike fitness trackers. All information tracked on the device is automatically sent to the app installed on a smartphone, allowing caregivers to alert ambulances in case of an emergency.

Platform: Android and iOS

Expect to pay: The entire solution costs R7 700

Stockist: Visit CarePredict here for ordering information.

LG ThinQ AI webOS 6.0

LG’s ThinQ AI webOS 6.0 for its 2021 OLED, QNED Mini LED, NanoCell and UHD smart TVs supports voice commands from Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.

The OS also offers the most frequently used apps and content with the ability to receive recommendations, based on a user’s preferences and viewing history, on a newly-designed home screen.

Park Hyoung-sei, president of LG Home Entertainment, says: “To show recommended content and related information at one glance the TV’s redesigned home screen switches to a full-screen mode and acts as a central hub for settings and the webOS ecosystem.”

The new Magic Remote, with the integration of Magic Link, offers content related to what’s showing on-screen, allowing viewers to learn more about the actors, locations and other items of interest in the movies and shows they’re watching.

Platform: LG TVs running the ThinQ AI webOS 6.0

Expect to pay: No prices have been released yet.

Stockists: Visit LG here for more information.

Click below to read on about the best apps of CES 2021.

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