Technology becomes friendlier to older generations
From: LA Times - 12/28/2009
By: Michelle Maltais

A growing array of products and services is made with seniors' needs and
preferences in mind 

In October, the UCLA Center on Aging held its second Technology and Aging
Conference, highlighting how technology can contribute to healthful aging.
Topics included brain-sharpening games and exer-gaming, a way to use video
systems such as the Nintendo Wii to exercise. 

Next month the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, one of the world's
biggest showcases for high-tech gadgets, will feature a daylong series of
sessions, the Silvers Summit, focusing on new tech products and services for
boomers and seniors. 

A look at several upcoming products and services designed for seniors:

Finding balance
Items that adapt
Helpful hotline
Internet, simplified
Fun things
On the horizon

Read the entire article at:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010582366_seniorstech28.html

Links:
Smart Cane
http://www.ascent.ucla.edu/research/smartcane/index.htm

SmartCane Helps Prevent Senseless Falls
http://blogs.discovery.com/news_tech/2008/03/smartcane-preve.html

Lean and Zoom
http://www.chrisharrison.net/projects/leanandzoom/index.html

NavPrescience
http://www.navprescience.com/

FloH
http://flohclub.com/

FamiliLink
http://www.famililink.com/

Linked Senior
http://www.linkedsenior.com/

Quality of Life Center
http://www.cmu.edu/qolt/