Orka’s life-changing talking timer brings peace of mind for families and autonomy for elders.
Talking Madi is an innovative large display digital clock specially designed to help seniors and their families by providing personalized recorded reminders as well as announcing the time and date as often as needed.
Below are 4 exhaustive challenges that seniors face in their daily life that Talking Madi can help with, making a positive impact on both the user and their family.
1. Memory Loss
As of 2015, 35% of adults aged 60 and over were concerned with losing their memory (Statista, 2015). This clock with day and date for the elderly features memory assistance qualities such as a “Time? button that can retrieve the day, date, and time as needed, a “Play Message” button that announces all scheduled alarms, along with a sun or moon icon displays to help determine the time of the day.
This digital clock allows users to set 8 separate reminders. Through your voice you can remind your loved one of anything they need from medication reminders, activities or just an “I love you” message.
2. Hearing Impaired
Orka took a personal approach in the development of this clock’s settings and uses, always focusing on improving the user’s experience. Volume control switches easily adjust the volumes to the desired level and it reaches up to 90 decibels, ideal for those who need assistance when hearing aids are off or hearing is diminished.
What’s more, Talking Madi comes with an external speaker jack that connects to external speakers for extra volume and has a mute function to turn voice alarms off when quiet is needed.
3. Sight Impaired
To help seniors with visual difficulties, Talking Madi has a “Time?” button that announces the day, date, and time especially designed for seniors who ask about the time often during the day. Further, it features big digits of 1.93 inches high, which allows the display to be clearly seen from anywhere in the room, along with big buttons and controls that are easy to see and use.
The flashing display will alert your loved one of an alarm at the same time that it broadcasts the message.
4. Loneliness
One of the most important benefits this talking timer provides, to seniors and their relatives, is the ability to record your own message in your voice! In 2015, 32% of adults over the age of 60 were concerned about maintaining their mental health, 9% were concerned about feeling depressed and 8% about being isolated (Statista, 2015), therefore recording several reassuring messages in your loved one’s digital clock will ensure they keep a positive mindset throughout the day especially in these difficult times where families can’t reunite as often as before.
Talking Madi is more than just a regular talking timer, it is a vital tool to take care of your loved one even when you can’t physically be there. Although designed for elders with memory loss, this clock has also benefited teenagers, autistic persons and even some husbands! People who love to hear voices of their loved ones or just want a little independence in getting through their daily or weekly tasks.