As the Japanese population ages (25% over age 65), older workers are in the workforce.
"If a technology ever emerges to cure the inconvenience of getting old, it’ll catch on in Japan, where a gadget-crazy population is aging rapidly."
Boomer entrepreneurs dominate the startup world -- as they did in every other domain.
Health IT-related savings generated over a 10 year period.
Well, speaking of seniors going online -- looks like there's a tech GOAL now.
One indicator of how seniors do learning to use computers is how they regard the future. If they’re positive, they’re more apt to make the transition.
A study evaluates responses by age groupings to social concerns.
KRU blog: WebMD (the most 'trusted' online health brand) launches Health Exchange, described as a 'game changer'.
An assessment of back-lighting and ease of reading of Kindle, iPad, etc.
Valet -- there may be a router for home wireless networks that doesn't require a geek to install.
All about a California study on the use of games -- this article can be outsmarted.
Family members use some caregiving tools to help them care for aging parents.
Yet another term -- FCC coins, Continua endorses.
Information Week writes about tech at Aging in America.
Gee, younger boomers are more likely to use smart phones than older boomers.
Including PARO, the robotic pet, Cyberdyne's HAL, and graveyard webcams.
Lifeline introduces automatic fall detection to its PERS product line.
Supported by Selfhelp services, the components for this 'virtual senior center' include magnification and an enlarged keyboard.
Sustainable design, universal design, technology, age of amenities, at-home services, NORCs and virtual villages, empowerment, memory care, and new ways of financing.
Sensecam measures movement and takes digital pictures to jog failing memory.
SelfHelp launches virtual senior center for 6 homebound New Yorkers.
