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GrandPad Announces Multi-player Game Capabilities to Create Conversation, Build Relationships and Bring Families Together.

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KTTC | GrandPad for Seniors

CEO Scott Lien sits down with Midwest Access at KTTC to talk all things GrandPad.

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HIT Consultant | GrandPad Launches AI-Enabled Virtual Companion for Seniors

GrandPad, the leading tablet specifically designed for seniors, announces a groundbreaking innovation: Grandie, the first-of-its-kind AI-powered virtual companion tailored to older adults.

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McKnights Senior Living | ‘Grandie’ lends an AI-enabled ear to seniors looking for a virtual companion they can relate to

It’s less than a week old, but it carries the wisdom of one who has lived for decades: A new artificial intelligence tool offers older adults a companion that engages with them on a peer-to-peer level.

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Health Works Collective | GrandPad’s ‘Grandie’ Will Improve Healthcare Through Tech

Grandie can help seniors get the most out of technology, which can help them improve their health.

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AITHORITY | Introducing Grandie: The Revolutionary AI Enabled Virtual Companion for Seniors on Grandpad

Today marks an exciting milestone as GrandPad proudly unveils Grandie, the innovative patent-pending virtual companion that is enabled by AI.

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Woman's World | The Isolation Pandemic: 5 Ways GrandPad Keeps Seniors Safe, Secure and Smiling

Loneliness and social isolation are a serious concern for seniors, with nearly one-fourth of adults age 65 and older being socially isolated.


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PC Guide | Best tablet for seniors in 2023 – our top picks

Here are some of the best tablets for seniors available on the market today.

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Forbes | Innovation: 4 Proven Tips For Doing Things Differently (And Avoiding The Status Quo)

Want to stand out in your niche? You have to innovate. This is what Scott Lien, co-founder and CEO of GrandPad achieved with his company’s device.

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TCB | Leveraging Small-Town Minnesota Nice

On a mission to simplify technology for seniors, GrandPad recruits customer service agents from rural communities, where the pace is slower and patience lasts longer.

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Facts Chronicle | 10 Best Tablets For Seniors Reviews & Comparison

Check out the 10 Best Tablets For Seniors with Reviews & Buying Guide!

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IoT World Today | How IoT Is Helping Seniors Age in Place

KORE is collaborating with GrandPad to roll out accessible communication devices to 1.7 million seniors

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Device Problem | How to Get GrandPad Tablet for Senior

Since most seniors hardly live with their loved ones, a large number of them are bound to suffer from social isolation and loneliness. Thankfully, such seniors can avert such situations by acquiring the GrandPad tablet.

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Make Use Of | 8 Smart Gadgets for Seniors to Maintain Good Health and Wellness

With age comes new challenges, and smart technology is here to help you and your loved ones prioritize health and wellness.

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Star Tribune | As seniors buy more tech, the market for Minnesota-made devices expands

By 2030, older adults are expected to spend $120 billion on tech, per AARP.

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Ireland Independent | Unique tablet device boosted by a Wexford support team are helping to tackle loneliness in older population

GrandPad, a tablet designed with older people in mind and teams of staff in Wexford, the UK and the USA are helping to tackle loneliness and isolation in the communities they serve.

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AARP | 5 Ways Technology Can Make Life Easier for Caregivers of Dementia Patients

Everyday technology that people use around the house — including doorbell cameras, smart speakers and wrist-worn trackers — can help those suffering from cognitive decline.

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Wired Magazine | The Best Tablets for Work and Play

We’ve tested all the top slates, from Apple’s iPads to Android and Windows devices, and rounded up our favorite accessories.

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The Sun Times News | Chelsea Senior Center Unveils "Grand Pad" Communication Program to Enhance Connectivity for Seniors

The Chelsea Senior Center has recently launched the "Grand Pad System," an innovative communication program aimed at helping seniors stay connected with family, loved ones, and friends.

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Forbes | Mother’s Day Gift Guide: The Best Gifts For Grandmothers Who Love To Travel

Show your travel-loving grandmother your appreciation and shower her with love this Mother’s Day. Start by giving her a present that honors her passion for travel. From gifts that help her stay connected on the road to things that simply make traveling more fun, you’ll find a present here for any grandmother.

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TCB Magazine | By All Means Podcast

Driven to help seniors stay connected, the father-son duo behind GrandPad created a platform that simplifies technology with an emphasis on user experience. The need, they say, continues to grow.

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AOL | The best tablets for seniors in 2023

If you're getting up there in years (or know someone who is), it's time to seriously consider a tablet. They're amazing devices, capable of all manner of entertainment, communication and more. And they're typically quite easy to use, with large, easy-to-read touchscreens and simple, icon-based operating systems.

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Techradar | Best tablets for seniors of 2023

Tablets have long been a useful accessory for elderly users. Combining large high-resolution displays and buttons with grippable form factors, they are only slightly less portable than smartphones yet offer a world more functionality at a tap.

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BEST PRODUCTS REVIEWS | 10 Best Tablet For Seniors In The US

If you're looking for the best tablet for seniors, you've come to the right place. We've compared the top tablets on the market and picked the best ones for seniors.

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Yahoo Life | The best cellphone for seniors for 2023

Top picks for users who prize simplicity, affordability and safety features above all else.

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Dealer Scope | Smart Aging: Technology for a New Age of Seniors

Designed around the premise that most smartphones and tablets are designed “by 30-year-olds, for 30-year-olds” — and that seniors do best with tech designed specifically for them — GrandPad is a tablet made expressly for older folks.

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GrandPad Origin Story: CEO Scott Lien sits down with Luther College's Ellen Modersohn

CEO and Co-Founder Scott Lien '87 talks with Ellen Modersohn about his formative years at Luther College and GrandPad's origin story.

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YAHOO LIFE | GrandPad review: A grand tablet for grandparents.

This user-friendly device offers video calls, games, music and more for technology-challenged seniors.

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Best Valentine's Day deals for your tech-loving soulmate

Take advantage of the latest deals available for Valentine's Day, where you will find smartwatches, headphones, tablets, and more on sale.

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The 30 Best Holiday Gifts for Grandparents

Don’t try to make today’s grandparent fit into any kind of box: Many of them are active, some are the classic pie-baking, cheek pinching granny and others don’t fit into any kind of archetype at all. But in here, you’ll find something for every kind of grandma or grandpa you may find.

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Classes are helping teach seniors about trending scams

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Crimes against older Americans have increased dramatically since the start of the pandemic, and organizations all over metro Atlanta are helping potential victims fight back.

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Meet the business leaders, trailblazers, and newsmakers poised to make an impression in 2023.

Every summer, the editors of TCB sit down and make a list. A list of the people in and around Minnesota business likely to make news and drive change in the year ahead.

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Solutions to protect seniors from scammers this holiday season and beyond.

We talk with GrandPad's CTO and Chief Data Officer Earl Chen about GrandPad's solutions to protect seniors from scammers this holiday season and beyond.

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With the holidays just around the corner some of us are still on the hunt for that perfect gift, thankfully Lifestyle Expert Carmen Ordonez is here to help!

It can be challenging to find that perfect gift, especially when our loved ones have different interests! From the newest tech to the freshest fashion, Lifestyle Expert Carmen Ordonez has some great recommendations for this holiday season.

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'Most of us were going to breakfast that morning': Local Pearl Harbor survivor uses technology to stay connected

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- As the world marks 81 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor Tajma Hall meets the last remaining Pearl Harbor survivor from the Milwaukee area, Ed Miklavcic. Even at 102 years old, Ed is adept at using technology to remain connected to family and continue to share the story of the monumental event he witnessed all those years ago.

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Tech, Fashion Gift Ideas This Holiday Season

Have you made a dent in your holiday shopping yet? If you're still looking for some ideas, lifestyle and beauty expert Carmen Ordonez has some great suggestions.

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The 23 best Cyber Monday tablet deals still available

Looking for a tablet? We are still seeing great Cyber Monday deals for the best tablets from brands like Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and GrandPad. Here are the best ones that we could find...

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102-Yr-Old Grandpa Never Eats Alone Thanks To This Simple, Life-Changing Device

With this simple, safe tablet, 102-year-old Ed regularly video chats and shares photos with his loved ones. In fact, his son is able to join him at breakfast every single day via video chat — his family loves that Ed doesn’t have to eat alone!

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GrandPad is a tablet created to protect seniors from scams

This simple yet savvy gadget was designed with seniors in mind and is one of my grandma’s very favorite connectivity tools. With easy-to-use apps, a private family network and built-in 4G, the GrandPad makes it simple for seniors to scroll, shop, search and just say hello.

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GrandPad is a tablet created to protect seniors from scams

If regular tablets, like iPads, are too complex for grandparents or older adults you want to video call, the GrandPad is the solution. It's an ultra-simplified tablet designed to make it easier to stay in touch with the technologically-challenged, and the company even thought of homes that don't have Wi-Fi — it can connect to US Cellular's mobile network.

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Learn How GrandPad Can Make Life Better for Seniors with Scott Lien, Episode 128

GrandPad founder Scott Lien is talking with us about GrandPad’s best features and how it keeps older adults connected. Older adults often feel isolated, and the pandemic separated them even more from family and friends. The GrandPad device is simple for seniors to set up. Customers can access white glove customer support with questions 24/7/365.  Offering things like games, video chats, simplified Zoom capability, email, and mood-enhancing apps, the GrandPad has something for every senior.

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GrandPad is a tablet created to protect seniors from scams

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – GrandPad is a tablet designed specifically for seniors older than 75 who are unfamiliar with or who have difficulty using current technology.

The goal of GrandPad is to keep elderly seniors connected to family, friends and caregivers while also helping with security and social isolation.

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The 10 best tablets on Amazon, from Apple to Fire and Samsung

We are genuinely obsessed with the GrandPad. It’s a tablet designed for senior citizens to make it that much easier to use technology (we should have invented it, TBH). With easy to use icons to call someone, check emails and view photos, life has never been easier.

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Scott Lien Of GrandPad On The Future of The Internet of Things (IoT), And How It May Improve Our Health & Our Lives

Scott is the co-founder and CEO of GrandPad, the purpose-built tablet for people over the age of 75. Scott has served in executive-level technology leadership positions for Fortune 100 companies. He started GrandPad just eight years ago with his son Isaac, and the device is now being used to connect more than 1.4 million people — including seniors and their families, friends, and caregivers — in 120 countries.

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GrandPad Reviews [2022] Have You Heard of Tablets Explicitly Made for Older Adults?

Even though most boomers and seniors are more tech-friendly than ever, for those older than 80, hard of hearing, or sight-impaired, all the features on today’s smartphones are built by 30-year-olds for 30-year-olds. The founder Scott Lien created the GrandPad for older people after his mother-in-law struggled with smartphones and computers.

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GrandPad Review: Stay in Touch with Loved Ones No Matter Their Tech-Savvyness

Technology has made a huge leap forward in the intervening 20 years, and now people have significantly more options for keeping in touch with elderly relatives. GrandPad thinks they have developed a smooth and easy way to keep grandparents and families connected. Does it work? Read on to find out!

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Caring.com Review: The Ten Best Tablets for Seniors

These days, Internet connectivity is considered a basic necessity, and for seniors, it can be a major source of protection against social isolation. Up to 90% of seniors have an internet connection through a home desktop or laptop computer, according to Pew Research Center, and a majority of seniors have begun to adopt mobile technologies as well.

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Futurism Review: The GrandPad Tablet is Designed to Keep Seniors Connected

A new tablet called GrandPad is designed to keep seniors connected and entertained the same way most of us stay in touch: through technology. Even if the user has never sent an email in their life, the tablet’s dead-simple interface and endlessly helpful support open the tablet up to just about everyone.

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Wired Magazine: The Best Tablets for Work and Play

If you have a family member that has a hard time with technology and you want to maintain easy contact with them, the GrandPad (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is your best bet.

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St. Louis County Library GrandPad program expands, hopes to distribute 1,500 more tablets

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The GrandPad tablet program is expanding at the St. Louis County Library. The library is providing more of the tablets to help older adults access technology and connect with their loved ones.

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Watch now: St. Louis County Library expands its program to provide tablets to older adults

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and St. Louis County Library Director Kristen Sorth on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 discuss the expansion of the GrandPad tablet Program. The library will be offering an additional 1,500 tablets for adults aged 75 and older.

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Social Impact Tech: Scott Lien of GrandPad On How Their Technology Will Make An Important Positive Impact

Our mission at GrandPad is to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, social isolation for older adults so we can reconnect seniors to family, friends, and caregivers, and to community resources.

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Tech Tuesday - GrandPad- A smart, simple, and secure way to stay connected!

Nathan Vogt, Director of Strategic Accounts at GrandPad joins Abbie for Tech Tuesday!  Discover how GrandPad is improving the lives of millions of seniors by connecting them with family, friends and caregivers.

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Tips from Experts: The Best Hobbies for Seniors | Porch.com

Maintaining occupied and active is important, especially for older adults at higher risk for loneliness and boredom. This age group often has time on hand to use however they would like to. A fun and great way to use this time are to find and do activities that you love, whether that is reading or bicycling.

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GrandPad Expands Language Capabilities to Nearly 40 languages for Senior-Friendly Tablet and Free Companion App | PRweb

GrandPad, the purpose-built tablet for people over the age of 75, announced today that it has expanded the language capabilities in its tablet and free Companion App to include nearly 40 languages. The enhanced language functionality underscores the company’s commitment to making technology accessible for all seniors — regardless of age, race, or ability level — and their caregivers.

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How Technology Designed for Seniors Can Stave Off Social Isolation | Growing Bolder

One of the best ways to foster healthy aging is to pursue creative expression. The opportunities to get engaged in the arts are not just reserved for those “right brained” individuals who are natural-born painters. While drawing and sculpting are great activities, we can also get creative while cooking, inventing, sewing, dancing, crafting, taking photos, and playing an instrument. No matter what form of the arts suits you best, one easy way to improve overall health and wellbeing is just to listen to music.

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This Easy Tablet Helps Seniors Stay in Touch with Loved Ones - Story Studio – SFGATE.com

Life in the Information Age, while exciting, is not without its challenges. It feels like every time the latest technology is learned, something new comes along to replace it. For seniors, the technology boom we’re experiencing has the potential to feel intimidating or downright impossible to participate in.  As society forges ahead, it’s crucial to make sure our seniors don’t get left behind. That’s where GrandPad comes in.

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Top 8 Phones To Buy For Your Grandparents, Sunbeam F1, Moto G Power, And more | IWMBuzz

While there is a continual stream of new phone releases virtually every day, the elderly are frequently overlooked. So here’s a list of phones for their convenience.

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Staying connected | Features | buffalospree.com

While we’ve long been a digital world, the pandemic found us using virtual communication more than ever before. And for people who took pride in eschewing technology or maybe just had a little trouble figuring it out, inability to Zoom meant not seeing loved ones. Fortunately, Scott Lien was ahead of the game.

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GrandPad Named Top Digital Device Option for Seniors - US News & World Report

When it comes to cellphone features and options, the choices can be overwhelming, especially when considering the unique needs of older adults. But when you know your needs and have a budget in mind, you can find the right fit for a happy cellular relationship.

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How Technology Designed for Seniors Can Stave Off Social Isolation | Growing Bolder

One of life’s greatest blessings as we grow older is the gift of time. For many, this means more opportunities to travel, stay physically active, pursue creative passions, learn new skills and find new hobbies. Above all, we’re given the chance to get closer to loved ones and reconnect with family and friends around the world everyday.

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St. Louis County Library is award finalist for service during pandemic - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Throughout the pandemic, St. Louis County Library worked with a variety of community partners to provide critical resources to the region. Efforts included using branch parking lots to distribute over 2 million drive-thru meals with Operation Food Search, providing emergency diapers and period supply kits from the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank, and issuing thousands of Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots to area students to assist with virtual learning, as well as providing GrandPad tablets to help older adults access technology and stay connected through the Digital Equity Initiative.

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A Tablet for the Older Generation - Twin Cities Business

GrandPad aims to eliminate the digital divide faced by the older generation with its senior-friendly device: Amid today’s highly saturated market for cellular devices and communication apps, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, especially for the 75-plus crowd. That’s part of the reason that Hopkins-based entrepreneur Scott Lien decided to launch a new tablet designed with the older adults set in mind.

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A Grand plan: STL County allocates $2M for popular GrandPad Tablets - The St. Louis American

The St. Louis County Library GrandPad tablet program is helping senior residents connected with loved one and health care professionals throughout the pandemic and the popular initiative will continue. GrandPad has received $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act [ARPA] funding from St. Louis County and will continue to assist residents over the age of 75 to access technology and stay connected with the world.

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ARPA funds assigned to continue, expand GrandPad program - Call Newspapers

St. Louis County has allocated $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to continue the GrandPad tablet program in conjunction with the St. Louis County Library. The GrandPad tablet is designed to meet the needs of those over the age of 75 to access technology and stay connected to loved ones throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial 1,500 GrandPad tablets were purchased using $1 million in federal CARES Act funds.

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St. Louis County allocates money for more library GrandPad tablets - ST. Louis Post-Dispatch

About 3,000 St. Louis County seniors will be able to access the internet this year with GrandPad tablets: The county has allocated $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to continue the GrandPad tablet program in conjunction with the St. Louis County Library, the library said in a news release Wednesday.

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GrandPad tablet can be the best thing that the senior citizens will want to use

The rapid advancement in technology is no doubt a boon but only for those who can make the most out of it. Unfortunately, senior citizens who are well past their prime rarely fall in the above category. Ironically, it is technology itself that has come to the rescue of the seniors in the form of the GrandPad tablet.


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Quality time, assistive tech, good food: what older adults actually want for the holidays - Cherry Hill Courier Post

For many people, gifts for the older adults in their lives can often be an afterthought. As people age, they tend to just buy the things they want instead of waiting for gifts from others, making holiday shopping for older relatives and friends a bit more difficult.


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GrandPad helps super seniors stay connected, play games and stay safe

GrandPad is the perfect gift for grandparents 75+ who might find technology overwhelming but still want to text and Skype with grandkids.

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GrandPad: One-of-a-kind Tablet/Phone for Older Adults Surprisingly Flexible

Dear Readers: You may have heard of the GrandPad, a uniquely designed, purpose-built tablet for older adults that’s an international hit. A fun fact that many local people may enjoy is that Scot Lien, GrandPad’s CEO can be found working and living in Wabasha, Minn. The Iowa native and his family fell in love with the river town in 1995, maintaining a presence there even before becoming full-time residents. GrandPad came to be because Lien noticed that his mother had trouble with cell phones and computers. Determined to find a solution, he recruited advisors in their 80s and 90s, and with their input, he and his son Isaac created the GrandPad. Lien continues to maintain a board of “grand advisors.”

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Cool Christmas Gifts for Men – Holiday Gift Guide for Him

Shopping for men can be tough. So we’re here to help with our Holiday Gift Guide for Men. Check out these cool Christmas gifts for men fo. We’re continually searching out the best gift ideas and adding them here in this gift guide for guys. Some of the items in this guide use affiliate links, some items are from our sponsors, and all are perfect for any guy on your list.


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Christmas Ideas For Women – Holiday Gift Guide

Are you looking for fabulous Christmas ideas for women? Whether you’re shopping for your mother, sister, daughter, aunt, best friend or wife, our Holiday Gift Guide for Women has all the best Christmas gifts for her.


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Useful Tech Gadgets for the Elderly in 2021

Technology has evolved over the last 20 years, making it much easier for everyone to learn, work and shop. But some elders may not realize how all these can help them, especially if they have never used the high-tech devices and gadgets that offer solutions to their everyday problems. The recent pandemic has proven that they need technology to live. Keep reading to discover more about the tech gadgets that would be essential for the elders.


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Marilyn Brown's Decision to Leave County Commission Shines Light on the Caregiving Crisis

Traditional ideals of caregiving revolve around providing physical support—cooking, cleaning, driving, dressing, administering medication, shopping. But caregiving comes with a tremendous amount of emotional heavy lifting as well.

One tool she discovered to help her do this more effectively, especially from afar, is the GrandPad, a tabletlike device with large buttons and an intuitive interface that enables even the least technologically savvy seniors to video chat with family members without complex connectivity issues. It allows Brown to have “face-to-face” conversations with her mother using her own iPad every day—something she wasn’t doing when she was in office.

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Survey: Rural communities struggling with mental health amid pandemic

Viola Linderbaum, a resident of the Ossian Hospice Center, has found a unique tool to stay connected during the pandemic—a GrandPad that her family gave her after the death of her husband.

"We did a lot of Zoom calls to my family and I would see them quite often that way," Linderbaum said.

The GrandPad became crucial during her own battle with COVID-19 during the holidays.

"I don't know if she would have survived during COVID-19 without it because we felt very isolated from her," said Dianne Ameling, Viola's daughter. "I could call her on the GrandPad and see how she was looking physically."

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WNY tech program keeps elderly connected to the outside world during pandemic

Stanley Kalata, 83, of Depew is a faithful Bills fan who got a Josh Allen jersey for his birthday last August from his wife of 54 years, Karen, and her sister.

While Karen and Stanley have each other, and a few good books to pass the time, they still felt very isolated the last year and half amid the pandemic, unable to even visit their daughter and grandchildren in Syracuse.

"It's been hard,” said Stanley. “It's very difficult not being able to get in touch with people and stuff like that. Very challenging, I mean, to have that alone feeling."

To overcome that feeling, Stanley was given a GrandPad from Catholic Health's Living Independently For Elders, or LIFE, program in Buffalo.

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Review: GrandPad Tablet for Seniors

"We had trouble contacting my mother-in-law for months during the lockdowns. Like many older folks, she still relied on a landline phone. When she didn’t pick up, my wife would wonder whether she was out, couldn’t hear the phone, or was unable to answer. And when she did pick up, we’d still wonder if she was really OK."

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Elder-friendly technology is a growing market

Between the Cloud, the algorithms, and the litany of icons splayed across our home screens, the rules of living had changed so much in the previous decade. Suddenly, technology as familiar as the telephone became extraordinarily complicated, and we worried whether America’s golden-agers could ever catch up.

One of the people trying to solve that problem is Scott Lien, a former Intuit executive who became an advocate for elder accessibility in 2014 after feeling increasingly “digitally disconnected” from his octogenarian mother in Iowa.

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7 of the Best Smartphones for Older People (2021)

Just because someone is getting up there in years, that doesn’t mean the should internet-connected world need leave them behind. Yes, even the silver-haired among us deserve to make Zoom calls, message on WhatsApp, and play a game or two.

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Medioh Announces Innovative Partnership with GrandPad

Medioh will deploy GrandPad tablets and provide operational support for patients who will benefit from innovative models of virtual care in the comfort of their homes. Medioh’s proven logistics and support service offerings and core mission are a natural fit with GrandPad’s dedication to elevating the healthcare experience for patients, families, and providers.

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Keeping in touch with your dad or grandad on this Father's Day just got a little easier.

GrandPad co-founder and CEO Scott Lein discusses creating the "GrandPad" and why it's the perfect tech savvy gift for Father's Day with Good Day Columbus’ Jackie Orozco and Katie McKee.

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FOX11 | Good Day L.A. | The GrandPad digital tablet makes it easy to connect with seniors

One of the most challenging things about the pandemic is the isolation that so many of our seniors feel. The difficulty connecting with family can be particularly challenging for them. Which is why this new product, The GrandPad became even more popular in the last year. It's a tablet, but it's designed specifically for our older generation. The special design features, include extra security to keep our users that are of the older generations safer and safe from online scammers. GrandPad CEO and co-founder Scott Lien and one of their users, Retha Mattson who is 100 years young, join us to talk about the device.

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WTVR | Mother’s Day gift ideas mom will love

Time to treat some of the most loved women in our lives, our Moms. Today, lifestyle expert, Jasmine Stringer is here with a few gift ideas that will make Mother’s Day special. For more information on Jasmine, visit her website. For more information visit www.thelipbar.com, www.delysia.com, www.grandpad.net.

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Interview with Scott Lien | All Sides with Ann Fisher | WOSU NPR

All Sides with Ann Fisher is a two-hour, daily public-affairs talk show designed to over time touch upon all sides of the issues and events that shape life in central Ohio. Listeners participate via telephone, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter to add to the conversations. As always at WOSU, the coverage is fair and balanced with a civil tone.

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GrandPad digital tablet offers specialized features for seniors

GrandPad CEO and co-founder Scott Lien discusses the digital tablet’s specialized features to meet the needs of seniors looking for simple apps, heightened security and accessible technology.

This segment originally aired on KTLA Weekend Morning News on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

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Thinking Big in Minnesota

Big ideas are nothing new in Minnesota. Earl Bakken’s big idea gave us the battery-powered pacemaker. And Betty Crocker—herself a big idea of the General Mills marketing team—had a big idea that gave us shelf-stable cake mix. Truly, without Minnesotans the world wouldn’t have the supercomputer, the pop-up toaster, or Zubaz. And if these 35 ideas, inventions, and innovations are any indication, Minnesota’s not done thinking yet.

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Senior tablet reconnects families amid pandemic

Living in a tech-savvy world can be difficult when you didn’t grow up in the computer age. But there’s a new device available to simplify the learning curve. Bingo is one of Florence Meier’s favorite games to play on the GrandPad, a tablet for seniors, but that’s not all she likes. “I can see the pictures and the videos. It’s fun,” said GrandPad user Florence Meier.

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Mother’s Day gift ideas with the Muscleman of Technology

The Muscleman of Technology, who also goes by his civilian name, Bruce Pechman, has great Mother’s Day gift ideas for all ages of motherhood.

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St. Louis County Library Introduces Read & Play Kits for Families, Digital Tablets for Seniors and Tutoring Services

Under the Digital Equity Initiative established last year by Dr. Sam Page, the executive of St. Louis County, the library vastly expanded its services by starting to issue 1,500 user-friendly GrandPad digital tablets to patrons over the age of 75 for use for a full year.

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Show Mom How Much You Appreciate Her: 17 Great Gifts

Now it’s easier than ever to give Mom what she wants: more time with you! With GrandPad, she’ll never miss another moment of family time. The GrandPad is purpose-built to meet the needs and interests of older moms or grandmas who have had limited experience with technology, who have no or limited access to the Internet, and who may have physical or cognitive limitations that make traditional mobile devices difficult to use.

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Tablets for Seniors: GrandPad Launches Grand Rewards Leading to Mother’s Day

While finding the perfect gift for a parent or a grandparent has been a meticulously challenging task, American tech innovator GrandPad launches its Grand Rewards program to make the task easier - just in time for Mother's Day this year.

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Never Miss A Moment With GrandPad

At a time when personal contact is more precious than ever, society has turned to technology to stay connected with family and friends. Ironically, despite the ubiquitous nature of mobile devices and social media, many seniors are left behind by technology, causing them to suffer from social isolation and loneliness.

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