Coming soon: GPS Shoes (US)
‘GPS shoes’, called Aetrex Ambulators, for people with dementia get a strong pre-release write up in the LA Times. Keeping track of seniors with Alzheimer’s. [Thanks to Laurie Orlov on her blog for the heads-up.]
Day: 30 May 2010
EU Call for Tender: Coping with an Ageing Population
Opportunity for academic institutions and consultancies – tender to conduct a study for the EU. Coping with an Ageing Population – Learning from good eHealth and telecare practices. Note the tight tender deadlines! More information from eHealthNews.eu.
NextAlarm: patent for two-way voice over internet (US)
I suspect this item will either be welcomed by, or cause considerable consternation to, PERS (telecare) companies that have been trying to deal with the onward march of broadband, VoIP services, and the inclusion of digital sections in telephone networks… Read moreNextAlarm: patent for two-way voice over internet (US)
Visonic to expand its PERS [telecare] range? (US)
Visonic is a US-based home security company and already has a toe in the market for personal emergency response systems (PERS) – one of the names under which telecare technologies are marketed in the USA. See this web page. However,… Read moreVisonic to expand its PERS [telecare] range? (US)