Sunday, May 23, 2004

Smart homes offer a helping hand  Smart homes of the future will not only feature designer fabrics and furniture, they will also be filled with clever technology that takes a greater interest in your daily life. 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.  To help people cope, Accenture researchers are concentrating on five main projects: Persuasive mirrors; Connective tables ; Shared scrap books ; Interactive pictures ; Activity monitoring  . 6:43:58 PM    comment []