Cambridge, UK · local trial

A voice reminder for your relative with dementia — set up by me, in person, in Cambridgeshire

I'm Michael, building RemindMeVoice here in Cambridge (UK). Looking for Cambridgeshire families with a relative living with dementia who'd like to trial it — I'll come round, set the device up myself, and check in over the coming weeks. Free six-month subscription in exchange for honest feedback.

Tell me about your situation
The RemindMeVoice prototype: a small white device with a circular button on top, sitting on a wooden kitchen table beside a HomePod and a sunlit window.
The current working prototype, on a kitchen table in Cambridge.

Who I'm looking for

This is a small, local dementia support trial in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire — voice reminder technology for families dealing with dementia at home, set up by me in person. The trial covers Cambridge (UK) and the surrounding area (Ely, Newmarket, Histon, Saffron Walden, etc.). It's most useful for families where your relative:

  • is living independently at home (alone or with a partner), with dementia
  • struggles to tell the time or know what day it is — clocks, watches and written day-of-week calendars all start to blur
  • has trouble remembering what's on today — visits, appointments, mealtimes
  • finds anything written difficult to follow, whether on a screen or on paper — even a wall calendar or written schedule. A calm voice lands better.

If that sounds like your situation, this is exactly the shape of person RemindMeVoice is being built for.

A bit about me

I have a Computer Science PhD and have spent two decades in tech and research. I've started and exited a small assistive-tech company before this one — it's an area I care about and have built in before.

More relevantly: my mother lives with dementia. RemindMeVoice started because the existing tools — phones, apps, smart speakers, even the dedicated dementia day-clocks — kept failing her. The first version was a button on her kitchen table that, when she pressed it, told her what day it was and what was happening. She used it. That was the moment I knew it was worth building properly.

I'm now looking for a small group of Cambridgeshire families to trial what's coming next. The product side is still finding its shape, and the only honest way to find that shape is alongside people who'll actually live with the device.

What you'd get

The whole point of an in-person trial is that it's not a mailing list. It's a relationship.

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I come and set it up

I'll visit, plug in the device, configure your family's calendar, and make sure your relative is comfortable with it.

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Free six-month subscription

The six-month trial subscription is free. I'll explain any device cost up front before you agree to anything — no surprise bills.

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I'm a phone call away

If something stops working, you call me — not a support inbox. Local, responsive, accountable.

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Honest feedback in return

The trade is your honest feedback. What works, what doesn't, what your relative actually does (or doesn't) press. Quick chats every couple of weeks.

A few promises about the trial

  • There's no pressure to continue after the six months
  • You can withdraw at any time, no questions asked
  • Feedback is voluntary — share what you're comfortable sharing
  • I won't share your personal details publicly without your explicit say-so
  • This is not an emergency system, not a medical device, not a replacement for care — it's a voice reminder, used alongside whatever else is in place

About RemindMeVoice

The short version: one button, a calm voice, today's plans read aloud. The long version is on the main site.

Your relative presses one button on a small device on their kitchen table. They hear, in a calm natural voice, the time, the day, anything happening today, and any reminders the family has added. No screens, no apps, no wake-word. Family members update the schedule from a phone or laptop, from anywhere.

The product is built around the realities of mild-to-moderate dementia: tactile, predictable, no things to remember. It's not a medical device, not a safety system, not a replacement for care — just the calmest possible answer to the question "what's happening today?"

See the full product page →

Or build it yourself

If you're technical and would rather not wait for the managed product, the DIY guides are open-source.

Voice button — DIY guide → Home Assistant + a £150 hardware kit. ~2–4 hours to set up. TV control buttons — DIY guide → Six coloured buttons replacing the TV remote. ~3–5 hours to set up.