The 2006 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation in the European Social Alarms Market was presented to IST International Security Technology Oy, for its Vivago product range; known in the UK as WristCare and marketed by Vivatec. Press release.
Police, ambulance and fire services in Knowle, Bristol invite older residents to a coffee afternoon to give them advice and information around fire safety and personal safety. Money bags and personal safety alarms will be given to attendees by police… Read moreBristol (UK) missed opportunity for local telecare promotion
Not yet a fully developed product, but an indication that it is not only companies and universities in the ‘developed’ countries that have their eyes on this market. Read more.
“In the future, we believe ‘assistive technologies’ such as those which can measure gait when a senior person walks down a hall, or diagnose whether a person has had a stroke during the night, point the way forward for independent… Read moreNew Zealand's innovative serviced apartments
The website now has ‘live chat’ to answer people’s questions. Visit website.
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) will begin drafting a specification this year for use of Bluetooth in medical devices, with the new profile available for use in devices in the first half of 2007. There are already Bluetooth-enabled medical… Read moreBluetooth SIG considers health monitoring device standards
