Memory

Gadgets and Gizmos

These details are supplied for information only, not by way of endorsement. Items are usually available from several retailers and items are often made by several manufacturers. The MS Trust cannot guarantee that these items are available or suitable for any individual and accepts no responsibility or liability with regard to their usage.

Pill organiser

Organise your tablets a week ahead. Small enough to put in a handbag or pocket.

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Pillbox reminder

Pocket size pill box that can be worn round neck. Audible alarm and flashing light when medication due. Time display, with count-up and count-down timers.

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Weekly dosage system

7 removable daily boxes have 4 compartments (morning, noon, evening, night) so you can arrange exactly what to take and when to take it. Small enough to slip inside handbag or pocket.

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Ball point pen with post-it notes inside

For when you have to jot something down, but there’s no paper around. This pen contains a supply of post-it notes. It looks like an ordinary pen, but twist the barrel and it dispenses a post-it note.

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Leather Essentials Purse

A compact leather purse with coin section, credit card slots, keyring, mirror, lipstick holder, pocket for mobile phone. Has detachable wrist strap.

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Magic Bag - Mini bag that expands into regular shopper

Palm-sized bag holds all regular handbag items (phone, money, specs, and credit cards). Bag unfolds into shopping tote with handles, handbag pockets now accessible on side of tote.

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Leather Specs - Leather case for two pairs of specs

2 side-by-side zip-up compartments.

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Classic VIP Handbag Liner

Handbag insert to transfer essential items between bags

Pocket holdall which organises and keeps safe all everyday essentials and allows easy, complete transfer of all items from bag to bag.

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Touchman

Electronic diary with appointment alarm

Designed for youngsters, which keeps the cost down. Personal digital assistant with backlight touch screen that has appointment alarm, diary, calendar, phone book and FM radio.

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Digital organiser

Designed for youngsters, which keeps the cost down. Includes a “to do” mode, telephone directory, daily alarm, diary and calculator.

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Child’s MP3 player with voice recording function

Designed for youngsters, but looks adult, is compact and is good value.

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For a range of voice recording devices go to www.olympus.co.uk/voice/

Ta-Da List

Ta-Da List is a simple, free, web-based application that allows you to creates quick lists of to-dos to check off. Make a topic, enter a list of tasks to be done and when the task is completed, the entry moved below to the bottom of the list and marked with a tick.

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