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Information on aging and IT / Electronics TECHNOLOGY : New Robots Can Provide Elder Care For Aging Baby Boomers Engineers have created a robotic assistant that can recognize medical emergencies and call 911, remind clients to take their medication, help with grocery shopping and cleaning and allow retirees to communicate with loved ones. > Read TECHNOLOGY : Is technology a key to aging in place? Older adults have positive attitudes toward using technology so they can function independently at home... > Read REPORT : The Maturing of America : Getting Communities on Track for an Aging Population America and its communities are aging and aging rapidly. As the Baby Boom generation- born between 1946 and 1964- reaches retirement age... > Read EUROPE : Mobile phones, the Internet and IT as antidotes to the side effects of ageing in Europe The Committee of the Regions adopted an opinion drafted by Risto Koivisto, President of Tampere Regional Council (PES, Finland) on the European Commission's Action Plan > Read > : ASIMO : an humanoid robot to help erderly To face japanese population aging, some companies humanoid robots to help erderly at home. > Read CHRONICLE : Len Rust : Age gap strikes IT IT SHOPS are facing a demographic time bomb, according to a report by research firm Ovum. > Read INITIATIVE : The AAL programme ICT adapted to the elderly The new EU s research and development programme 'Ambient Assisted Living' (AAL) is expected to start in 2008 for six years > Read INITIATIVE : The AAL programme ICT adapted to the elderly The new EU s research and development programme 'Ambient Assisted Living' (AAL) is expected to start in 2008 for six years > Read TECHNOLOGIE : MobiAssist: Satellite technology competition winner takes the ‘old age home’ out of our old age MobiAssist: HBIC is pleased to announce the latest success story from this year 2007 UK SatNav Challenge, managed by HBIC – UK's European Space Incubation Centre. > Read TELEPHONY : Pantech Launches a “Bone-Conduction” Mobile Phone South Korea based handset vendor, Pantech has launched a “Bone-Conduction” mobile phone in Japan on the KDDI network. > Read INTERNET : UK : Online banking usage amongst over 55s up fourfold in five years The number of adults in the UK using online banking has increased by 174 per cent from 6.2 million in 2001 to 17.0 million last year. > Read TECHNOLOGY : Research to make GPS technology more accessible for older people A Social Sciences research project at Swansea University will investigate how older people use unfamiliar space. > Read TECHNOLOGY : Research to make GPS technology more accessible for older people A Social Sciences research project at Swansea University will investigate how older people use unfamiliar space. > Read INSTITUTE : Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) i The Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) is leading the national charge to develop and deploy technologie > Read TECHNOLOGY : Informatics designs tools to promote health care, independent living An Indiana University School of Informatics-led team is creating a digital toolkit that enables elders to maintain their privacy... > Read > Next