Home Automation Brings Dignity, Independence to Residents with ALS
'Smart home' technology provides improved quality of life to residents with MS and Lou Gehrig’s disease: controlling lights, thermostats and entertainment.
View ArticleCEA: Cloud Will Thrive, So Will Local Storage, Services
Cloud-based computing, networking, storage and health technology will impact consumer electronics products and services; but don't write off local storage and services, says CEA at its 2011 Industry...
View ArticleTechnology Gives Voice to People with Disabilities
A bar mitzvah boy with autism "speaks" during services; an ALS sufferer could have recorded his voice while he had the chance.
View ArticleIBM Patent: Multitouch Floor Detects Heart Attacks, Intruders
The next big thing in security, home automation and digital health technology could be IBM’s multitouch floor that detects family members, falls, intruders and other activity.
View ArticleADT and Ideal Life Partner to Offer Remote Health Management via ADT Pulse
ADT announces at CES 2013 that it will incorporate health management products from Ideal Life into ADT Pulse home automation system.
View ArticleADT Pulse Adds Samsung Smart TV App, AirPlay, Home Health
At CES 2013, ADT showed Samsung TV app for home automation, integration with AirPlay for whole-house audio and home health monitoring.
View ArticleTruAudio Introduces Superthin, Super Powerful 2.2 Inch SLIM 200
TruAudio has announced its 42 inch SLIM 200 stereo sound bar package. The speaker system is housed in a 100 percent extruded aluminum enclosure, and it includes a mounting bracket that speeds...
View ArticleGrandCare Shifts Channel Strategy for Home Health Tech; Goes Customer Direct
GrandCare, an early purveyor of home health technologies for seniors, plans to de-emphasize traditional distributors and home technology dealers in favor of a customer-direct approach; integrators...
View ArticleArchos to Launch Android Home Automation with BLE Sensors
New Archos Smart Home includes Android tablet, cameras, motion and environmental sensors, smart plugs, if/then engine, possibly smart watch accessory, health & wellness tracker … all employing...
View ArticleSensor Networks in the Home Can Detect Alzheimer’s
Tecnalia’s smart home tracks changes in activity that could suggest neurodegenerative diseases among those aging in place.
View ArticleFitbit Exec to Chair CEA’s New Health & Fitness Tech Division
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) forms Health and Fitness Technology Division to exploit 142% increase in related products over next 5 years. Big names from Google, Sony, LG, Qualcomm, Verizon...
View ArticleQuestions I’ll Ask 28 Companies at Parks’ Connections Conference (A-L)
Parks Associates' Connections conference next week will feature the who’s who of Internet of Things, home automation, wireless technology, cloud services (HAas), home security and more. Here’s what I...
View ArticleHealth Tech Comes of Age: How The SOHO Shop Determined an Aging-in-Place Tech...
How one enterprising IT consultant harnessed converging technologies to create two flourishing businesses, pioneer digital health innovation, and assist seniors and their caregivers with The SOHO SHop...
View ArticleNortek Acquires mPERS Maker Numera for Aging-in-Place Solutions
Nortek Security & Control (formerly Linear), the PERS provider featured in Life Alert commercials, has acquired Numera, maker of cellular-enabled health and wellness systems including fall...
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