Built In Austin Names UnaliWear a 2017 Austin Startup to Watch
We are excited to be named as Built In Austin’s Annual 50 Startups to Watch. Built In Austin selected selected 50 local startups — all less than five years old — that have been generating buzz. And we’re honored to be in that group.
UnaliWear named as one of Austin’s 50onFire
Thank you to Austin Inno for selecting UnaliWear as a 50 on Fire award winner! The 50 on Fire awards celebrate the 50 most exciting and innovative people and companies in Austin. We are honored to be a part of that group!
UnaliWear Mentioned in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in: “The Business of Aging”
We at UnaliWear would like to thank all the parties involved to include us as a mention in the Wall Street Journal in the article: “The Business of Aging”. You can read the complete article here: http://partners.wsj.com/pgim/the-business-of-aging/ By 2030, the number of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to top 70 million, […]
UnaliWear Featured in TechSpace Blog: 14 Austin Startups to Watch Out for in 2017
UnaliWear was featured in TechSpace Blog Post: 14 Austin Startups to Watch Out for in 2017. With its low cost of living, high quality of life, growing cultural scene, and plethora of university-educated talent, Austin continues to shine as a startup destination. The home of the SXSW festival now has a higher density of startups […]
Jean Anne Booth: Redefining the Meaning of Time – Featured from On the Dot Woman
Jean Anne Booth was featured and listen to the complete audio clip here at the On The Dot Woman Website. It’s a great day to be a woman! Melinda Garvey here as your voice, with the mission to give women everywhere a place to be heard and tell their stories. We’d love to hear from […]
Smart Seniors, Smart Tech – 10 Intelligent Apps and Devices For The Elderly
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 […]
So You Have a Million-Dolla Idea. Now What? Experts Reveal How To Navigate Austin’S Booming Startup Scene
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 […]
TechRadar Features the UnaliWear Kanega Watch: 5 ways wearables will transform the lives of the elderly It’s not all about Apple Watches – wearable tech is bringing radical change
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 […]
Health Tech Insider: Lend Your Voice to Help Senior Tech
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 […]
Smithsonian: A Bus Stop Climbing Wall and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Funded Unbreakable shoelaces? They come in stylish colors and patterns
Thank you Smithsonian for mentioning our UnaliWear Kanega Watch Kickstarter Campaign and read more about UnaliWear Kanega Watch Kickstarter Campaign here: UnaliWear Kanega Watches for Seniors: Wearable OnStar (Goal: $100,000 Raised: $110,154 on Kickstarter) UnaliWear watches are for senior citizens who would like extra support in case of emergencies, but scorn the stigma of “I’ve fallen, and […]