March 24, 2004

Watching Grandma

According to this New Scientist article, Intel researchers are suggesting that senior citizens be outfitted with glove-mounted RFID readers, tagging the important (and not so important) objects in their lives, and then running software to infer their actions throughout the day. The idea is to let people who need constant monitoring maintain an independant lifestyle.

Favorite quote: "Would you rather have a chip on your toilet seat or a person in the bathroom with you?"

Posted by holtzman at March 24, 2004 09:58 AM
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