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Best Buy Health Introduces Lively™ Smart Smartphone for the Active Aging Community

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Best Buy Health has launched the Lively Smart, a user-friendly smartphone aimed at older adults, featuring a large 6.2-inch screen and easy access to essential functions. The device includes urgent and non-urgent response capabilities and offers a Preferred Health & Safety package with services like Urgent Response and Urgent Care. Priced at $149.99 plus monthly service, Lively Smart is part of Best Buy's broader assortment for the active aging demographic. This initiative underscores Best Buy's commitment to enhancing the lives of older adults through technology.

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  • Launch of Lively Smart smartphone enhances Best Buy's product offering for older adults.
  • Device features a large screen and easy access to health and safety services, catering to a key demographic.
  • Affordable pricing at $149.99 plus service fees makes it accessible.
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Best Buy Health today introduced Lively Smart, its simplest smartphone yet, designed to make it easier than ever for older adults to access the phone features they care most about, including one-touch access to Lively Health and Safety Services.

Lively Smart, the latest device from Lively. (Photo: Business Wire)

Lively Smart, the latest device from Lively. (Photo: Business Wire)

Lively Smart’s large 6.2-inch screen is designed for ease of use from the moment it’s turned on, helping users feel safe, healthy, and connected to loved ones. The home screen features large, legible text and organizes key features into a single list, including the ability to get help in urgent and non-urgent situations, video chat, take photos and get directions.

Users can unlock Lively Smart’s full potential with these Lively Health and Safety Services (available with a Preferred Health & Safety package):

  • Urgent Response, which provides a connection to highly trained Agents who can help in emergencies, big or small, 24/7, at the push of a button.
  • Urgent Care, which allows the user to speak to a registered nurse or board-certified doctor, without an appointment, 24/7. No insurance plan or co-pay is needed.
  • Lively Link, an app for friends and family, that keeps them informed about their loved one’s health and safety. They will be alerted on their smartphone if their loved one contacts Urgent Response and can even get updates on their location, device’s battery life and daily activity.

Lively Smart is available for $149.99 plus monthly service. It is part of Best Buy Health’s broader assortment of products for the active aging, all living under the new Lively brand, formerly called GreatCall. You can now find Lively Smart, and all other Lively products at the new Lively.com website.

“Lively Smart expands our lineup of innovative phones and personal emergency response systems (PERS) that are tailored to the active aging population—a key demographic for Best Buy Health,” said David Inns, Best Buy Health’s president of active aging. “With Lively Smart, we’re continuing to innovate and create products that meet the needs of our customers and help them live independently at home.”

Best Buy Health aims to enrich and save lives through technology and meaningful connections, focusing on consumer health products that help people live healthier lives, device-based emergency response services for the active aging population, and virtual care offerings that help connect patients to physicians.

Learn more about Lively Smart and available Lively Health & Safety packages at your nearest Best Buy store, BestBuy.com or Lively.com.

FAQ

What is the Lively Smart smartphone launched by Best Buy Health?

Lively Smart is a user-friendly smartphone designed for older adults, featuring a 6.2-inch screen and easy access to health and safety services.

How much does the Lively Smart cost?

The Lively Smart smartphone is priced at $149.99, excluding monthly service fees.

What services are included with Lively Smart?

Lively Smart includes access to Urgent Response and Urgent Care services as part of the Preferred Health & Safety package.

Who is the target demographic for Lively Smart?

The Lively Smart smartphone targets older adults, enabling them to stay connected and access essential services easily.

How does Best Buy Health support active aging individuals?

Best Buy Health provides technology and health products aimed at helping older adults live independently and stay connected.

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