What follows are some use cases the Longevity Explorers like. We have tried to pull out the key findings of relevance to older adults here for easy consumption. You can see them either in the right column or below (depending on the screen size you are using to read this). What do Elderly People Use their Amazon Echo For?Īttached to this page are a series of audio recordings of the actual explorer discussions about Alexa. As well as the Echo, there are several other similar products in the family (eg the 'Dot'), which vary in subtle ways, but are part of the same family.īelow, you will read how older adults use Alexa, and what she can do, and whether we think those things are or are not useful.

This product is made by Amazon, and you can find a huge amount more about it in the popular press and on the Amazon website, and we are not going to give an extensive review here, or describe it in more detail. And inside it is an artificial intelligence (AI) called 'Alexa' who responds and takes actions at your command. It is designed for you to speak to it, and ask it questions and give commands. The Amazon Echo is a cylindrical product about the shape and size of a flower vase, shown in the image on the right. Hear some of our explorers introduce their Alexa to the rest of the explorer group in this audio recording. Listen to the audio clip below to hear some of our Longevity Explorers talk about what the Amazon Echo does, and why they like it. Hopefully the experiences shared below by our explorers will help other older adults decide if the product is interesting for them.īefore going on, for those readers who are not sure what we are talking about, here is a brief description of what Amazon Echo and Alexa are. This explorer synthesis is mainly for older adults and their families who want to learn what other older adults see in Alexa, and why they do or do not think it is a useful product. wouldn't it be great if it could also do.Here are the thoughts of our community of 'seniors' on topics like: This is a summary of our multiple explorations of this newish voice-activated platform - carried out by older adults themselves.

Our community of older adult Longevity Explorers has had a number of group discussions about the general suitability of Amazon Echo for the elderly, and a number of our explorers have purchased one of these products, and shared why they like it and what they think Alexa can help them with. Amazon Echo & Alexa: What Older Adults Think Here they explore Amazon Echo for the Elderly. The older adults in our explorer groups have recently become interested in a relatively new product: the Amazon Echo and its artificial intelligence Alexa.

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