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Aging in place startup Independa tops up $2.35M round of funding 29 Apr 2012 | 03:49 am
(25 April 2012 – mobihealthnews.com by Brian Dolan) This week aging in place technology vendor Independa announced that it had topped up its most recent round of funding to $2.35 million. Independa a...
‘Granny-Nav’ could help elderly drive longer, safer 29 Apr 2012 | 03:37 am
(25 April 2012 – nydailynews.com) Like it or not, there are more senior citizens behind the wheel than ever before. But as people live longer and drive well into old age, the threat of accidents als...
Tech addiction ‘hindering elderly care’ 24 Apr 2012 | 05:29 am
(9 April 2012 – gulf-times.com by Noimot Olayiwola) Increasing use of new technological devices, especially mobile phones, among young people is causing alienation of the elderly population, it has b...
Robot seals and wired undies help elderly 24 Apr 2012 | 05:15 am
(16 April 2012 – Stuff.co.nz by Stella Dawson) Baby boomers wired to their iPads and smart phones are giving US health experts some new ideas about ways to cut the soaring costs of medical care for t...
Go On UK To Help Elderly with the Internet 24 Apr 2012 | 05:06 am
(23 April 2012 – itproportal.com by Jon Martindale) An organisation headed by “digital champion” Martha Lane Fox, one of the original founders of lastminute.com, has combined the forces of Age UK, BB...
New Technology Lifts Elderly Caregiving Burden 24 Apr 2012 | 04:56 am
(23 April 2012 – DigitalJournal.com) “Is Mom sleeping well?” “Did Dad wander outside in the middle of the night?” “What if my aunt isn’t well, but doesn’t want to be a burden? She has a panic button,...
Future ‘Smart Homes’ Will Watch and Remember Your Needs 3 Apr 2012 | 07:59 am
(30 March 2012 – technewsdaily.com by Francie Diep) Technology lets people control the heat and lights of their home by programming a computer, but an engineer at Washington State University thinks t...
Smart homes to be a reality soon 3 Apr 2012 | 07:50 am
(2nd April 2012 -zeenews.com) Washington: It won’t be long before our homes use sensors and software to anticipate our needs and help improve our health and energy efficiency, a study says. Many hom...
Caring couple rewarded 3 Apr 2012 | 07:43 am
(2nd April 2012 – sloughobserver.co.uk by Richard Cutcher) A HOME-based business, set up by a married couple, has claimed second place in a national inventors’ competition. Mark and Helen Bates, fro...
How to lift the digital age barrier 16 Jan 2012 | 10:57 pm
(30 Nov 2011 – guardian.co.uk by Dan Jellinek) Our society is becoming increasingly connected, but many older people are missing out on the benefits of the internet. So how can online access be impro...
