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 …
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Thank you Austin Business Journal (ABJ) for mentioning UnaliWear in “Austin wearables startup secures more funding; inks production deal in China”. When Austin venture capitalist Sara Brand wrapped up her $4.7 million capital raise in August for her debut investment fund, she knew instinctively she would reach out to Jean Anne Booth. A couple of …
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – UnaliWear is a new company that aims to give seniors and others who need assistance an independent lifestyle through the use of a wearable, emergency alert watch. CEO Jean Anne Booth tells the “KDKA Morning News” she got the idea for the “Kanega” watch when “my mom was turning 80 …
UnaliWear was featured in Built in Austin in the “21 Austin Health Tech Startups You Should Know” article. You can read the full article here: http://www.builtinaustin.com/blog/austin-healthtech-startups-to-know. The intersection of health and technology is a challenging and rewarding place to start a business. In Austin, it’s a busy intersection indeed. Intrepid healthtech startups have been among …
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Mobile health apps might not be helping those who really need them, according to a recent study from the University of California San Francisco. The study was conducted with 26 patients at The Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center who were diagnosed with diabetes or …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …