Gizmag highlights work at the University of Manchester (UK) on a carpet that could be used to sense changes in a person’s gait: ‘Magic carpet’ can detect and possibly predict falls. It’s a topic that Telecare Aware has reported on… Read moreMainstream gait monitoring a step nearer?
Telefonica, Fundacion Deporte Joven, and climber and astronaut Josu Feijoo have launched the first expedition involving four diabetic young people to the base camp of Mount Everest. The four will each be equipped with a tracking system and remote control… Read moreTelefonica eHealth service powers diabetics Everest climb
Telecare as in ‘telehealth’, it seems. Albyn Housing, in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, has funding for a project and is open to suggestions from companies that have something new to bring to market. The call for expressions of interest… Read moreHighland Testbed for Telecare Development (UK)
The mystery of how Tunstall’s latest offering is pronounced has been solved for Telecare Aware readers by Tunstall’s PR company, Context PR – it’s Lifeline Vi as in ‘see’, ‘be’, ‘pea’, etc. Context PR is also engaged on the 3millionlives… Read moreIt's Vee!
Rejecting the seductively easy but fundamentally flawed Framework Agreement route. m2m item.
At least a couple of influential UK publications have picked up on the doubts recently expressed by the Nuffield Institute’s Adam Steventon on the efficacy of telehealth monitoring. [TA item] The ease of picking holes in the Whole System Demonstrator… Read moreAnti-telehealth momentum building in UK media
