This “e-comment” video service launched in late September and allowed senior citizens to record their input for the county supervisors at four senior centers.
A prediction from Juniper Research.
This includes support for up to four Kinect sensors plugged into one computer, along with improved 'skeletal tracking' to follow which user is being tracked by the sensor.
What is missing is systems thinking that responds to the entire ‘job’ of the older consumer or caregiver.
Self-knowledge through numbers that measure things such as how long we sleep or how many stairs we can climb in a day.
Google's new privacy policy -- easier for them, frightening for the consumer.
The new center will conduct research on better reimbursement models, improved price transparency and “smart technology” — a field that includes mobile health monitors and other innovations.
March 1, Google plans to follow the activities of users as they move across the firm’s Web sites, including its highly popular YouTube, Gmail and main search engine.
Information Week article questions why, then, isn't telehealth more widely adopted in the US?
So many robots, so few, apparently, to rave about.
The percentage of people who work and people who want to work has increased markedly in both the 65-and-older and 75-and-older groups
The WSJ article is a deep dive into the working lives of the oldest.
A panel of experts at CES, including Dr. Joseph Kvedar of Healthrageous: 'the future is quite bright for payment'.
CES in Pajamas -- a virtual trip report with many video links from the show.
Small, wireless tech at CES.
The senior housing industry expects to adapt to the the influence of politics, economics and society.
Wonder about a distributed time bank across geographies for tasks that do not require being in person?
Includes Meals on Wheels, Ombudsman programs.
With pictures -- what to do to homes to make them age friendly.
About 66 million Americans take care of a parent, spouse, relative or other loved one. Roughly a third also are raising children, according to the nonprofit National Alliance for Caregiving.
Could this study be applied to assisted living?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' "Ensuring Safe Transitions from Hospital to Home" mobile app challenge, but product has not beta-tested.
Digital trends: These ten gadgets were tested over a period of several weeks.
