15 months ago, in June 2010, editor Donna pointed out the possibility of using the technology in the Xbox Kinect for falls detection. [TA: Xbox Kinect for healthcare?] Now we hear that people at the University of Missouri have been… Read moreXbox Kinect shows falls detection promise

No news here for regular Telecare Aware readers, but a useful summary of the state of play on ultra-thin sensors that can be stuck to the skin for remote monitoring. Tracking Vital Signs, Without the Wires.

As part of its investment and expansion plans, the 6pm Group has opened a Macedonian (Former Yugoslav Republic of) office. 6pm Group is an ICT specialist with head offices in Malta. It intends to invest €5 million and hire a… Read more6pm Group to invest €5 million in FYR Macedonia 'Tele Care and Tele Health'

In a newly-published report The Society of St Vincent de Paul finds loneliness to be the biggest individual problem faced by older people living alone in Ireland. The research on which the report is based was a qualitative exploration into… Read moreSt Vincent de Paul study shows benefits of telecare to older people

Florida-based Stem Innovation has developed an app-controlled video camera called the iZON Remote Room Monitor (US$129.95) that streams live video and audio to your iOS device when movement or sound is detected at home. The system can even send the… Read moreApp-based remote room monitoring system for iPad and iPhone

An article in Computer Weekly tries to give an overview of the state of telehealth (as in remote patient monitoring) in relation to the NHS. The content appears to be mostly based on an Ovum consultancy report and the terminology… Read moreTelehealth in the NHS (article)

We invite readers to scour the product list of the two-person, previously unheard of, French telecare company Birdy Technology for whatever value Swedish telecom Doro saw in it that we can’t see: http://www.birdy-technology.com/ [noisy flash website alert] When you navigate… Read moreDoro buys tiny French telecare company for €1.29 million

If you end up caring for an aged parent at home and your garden is bigger than your living room [Socialism: Relax, it could be coming to your living room], the telecare-equipped MedCottage may be an answer. Pop-up ‘MedCottage’ enables… Read morePop-up ‘MedCottage’ enables care at home (US)

With so many Americans hung up on the word ‘socialism’ (apparently defined as anything that whiffs of Governmental spending that benefits someone else) the title of this essay by Janis Jaquith in The Hook caught a lot of people’s attention,… Read moreSocialism: Relax, it could be coming to your living room (US)