Gizmos and Gadgets

Below are several tech-related products and stories that I’ve run across recently that offer a glimpse into the future.
 
Products

• A Smart Cane that automatically detects falls and alerts caregivers without user action. It features a GPS system for accurate localization. 

 

• A thin pad that sits under a wheelchair’s cushion that detects a user’s position with a set of pressure sensors. Communicating via a smartphone app, the cushion tells the user whether their posture is correct — leaning too much to one side could indicate chronic pain or some other issue. It also tracks weight over time, and has users meet activity goals, as measured by lifting oneself up from the chair regularly. 

 

• A Smart Glove with sensors that users wear to play on-screen games that requires them to twist their wrist to move a character or grasp an object. The movements enable stroke victims to perform physical exercises at home. 

 
Stories

• Everything you need to know about a techno-utopian retirement. 

• How driverless cars could transform older adults’ lives.  
• A warning from Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Stephen Hawkings on the impact of robots and employment.  
• More thoughts on the impact of robots. 

 
Learn More

• http://www.confrontingaging.com/1900s--2000s.html

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