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Grandparents love to see pictures of their families. Stay-in-Touch is an application that works with a small Android Tablet. Like a Digital Picture Frame. It can showcase a gallery of slowly changing pictures that family sends in through this web page or via a smart-phone app called Show Grandma.

The user-interface is There is no user interface. Well, not quite, but the design goal is that Grandma does not have to push any buttons. The pictures and videos just arrive! It is true that the 'daughter' can send a youtube and then play it remotely; even Skype can work without a touch, your face is there and you're talking with Grandma now!. Of course if Grandma can manage a mouse or keybooard the the experience is richer. The mantra is As Simple as Possible.

These pictures earn the Android Tablet its place in Grandma's living room. Even if families are too far away to visit often, special occasions can still be shared and loved ones included.

Stay-in-Touch puts the power of a computer and the Internet into a senior's living room. This opens opportunities to make their life better. Get her friends to call Grandma! or Apps and other web-sites. For some seniors forgetting medications is a concern Pill Organizer

Stay-in-Touch brings computer power to a senior's living room. Sometimes operating a tablet can be a source of great stress to a senior. Things go wrong. She pushes the wrong button and so on. Stay-in-Touch is designed to provide a great deal of functionality without touching the screen at all. It is often best to start off with the screen just sitting there showing the family pictures in a changing screen. Medication schedules work fine without a button to push, The Hard of Hearing has no need for touching. Only the sophisticated apps for the more with-it Grandma need interaction from her.

Skype famously opens the whole world of Video Conferencing in a senior's living room. It is set up to receive calls more than to answer them. Skype buzzes and clicks when there is a call, and all you have to do is touch the green Video camera Icon and you see the other party (and they can see you too). This is great for talking to grandchildren and talking to nurses too. You can have a private conference from your living room. Talk to your nurse today! it's free!