May 19, 2004

Smart Homes to take care of us?

BBC NEWS | Technology | Smart homes offer a helping hand

Researchers at the technology consultancy Accenture are working on ways to help homes watch what their occupants are doing.

The work is aimed at helping older people by spotting when they get into difficulties, to diagnose health problems before they become serious and to combat loneliness by making it easier to keep in touch with their family.

Good to see people are looking at Smart Homes. Its not the type of technology I usually have in mind when Smart Homes are discussed but interesting nevertheless. A mirror which changes its image to show me thinner...


Posted by Paul Goodison at May 19, 2004 09:26 PM | TrackBack


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