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Wind Up Socket Concept Timer

By Mark R - Last updated: Monday, March 15, 2010

Here is an interesting concept that allows the user to save energy, the easy way.
Think of it as a power strip made up of egg timers. Even if you’re too young to know what an egg timer is, you can still figure out how to use it. Just turn it to [...]


Nintendo Wii could help stroke victims recover

By Mark R - Last updated: Friday, February 26, 2010

We have reported how WiiSports and other Wii activities are simply not as good real exercise.
However, a recent research project by the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2010 would suggest that playing these virtual reality games could help stroke victims improve their motor function.
This study was based on 20 stroke [...]


Rocco, a rocking horse that can generate power

By Mark R - Last updated: Thursday, February 11, 2010

First there was the Playpump, then there was the sOccket Ball, and now there is another way to harness all that unlimited energy that young children have.
Designers Aaron Tsui, Irina Kozlovskaya, Jasen Mehta, and Sergio Silva have created Rocco, the energy pal, a rocking horse designed to use the kinetic energy from rocking [...]


Go Computer: Made for Grandma

By Mark R - Last updated: Friday, June 19, 2009

It would appear that someone has finally invented a computer designed for Seniors with the Go Computer. All I can say is: it’s about time!
The Go Computer is designed to be simple and “easy-on-the-eye”. I guess the large typeface keyboard and color-coded keys is what makes it easy for those who [...]


ApriAttenda Robot Assistant

By Mark R - Last updated: Thursday, March 26, 2009

A while ago, I reported on the Oboe, a concept robot that does nothing but stand and record the experiences of someone you love with its fancy spherical hard drive. I remember thinking that someone should make a robot that should assist the elderly now, and not just preserve their memories for later. [...]


Oboe Robot reminds you of those who have passed on

By Mark R - Last updated: Monday, February 23, 2009

What you are seeing here isn’t the latest toy robot from Wowwee, but a concept robot called the Oboe. I’m not certain why this robot is named after a woodwind instrument, because what it does has nothing to do with music.
Anyone care to guess what Oboe’s directive is? If you said [...]


Mamoru: A Robot to Assist the Aged

By Mark R - Last updated: Tuesday, December 16, 2008

This next device is an interesting conceptual robot created by the University of Tokyo, and is designed to assist the elderly in their daily tasks. The Mamoru may not have arms or legs for active assistance, but it does have something that many old people lack: memory.
The eyes of the Mamoru are [...]


Hop-on announces ChitterChatter for seniors

By Edwin - Last updated: Sunday, October 12, 2008

Hop-on has a new handset that targets senior citizens - the HOP1890 phone, also known as the ChitterChatter. I wonder whether the number in the naming convention has anything to do with the average birth date of its target market, but I digress. Just in case you’re wondering what the ChitterChatter is all about, it [...]


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