Scientists invent hi-tech gadgets to help elderly

Certainly a hi-tech gadget will be a helping hand for the elderly

PENSIONERS are to get hi-tech gadgets to negotiate shopping centres as part of a £12m investment in innovation for the elderly.

Experts at Newcastle University are being given the cash to develop new technology to help people stay confident and independent as they get older.

The sat-nav-style gadgets could be used to help the elderly find their way around unfamiliar neighbourhoods or large stores and supermarkets.

University researchers are also working on a hi-tech kitchen that will guide people through cooking processes as they use it.

The institution is one of three in the country to be awarded the £12m investment over the course of the next five years.

One of the products being worked on is the ‘Ambient Kitchen’, which monitors a person’s progress as they cook through a series of electronic tags and sensors built into the floor, utensils, appliances, cupboards and work surfaces.

The kitchen – which looks normal – is programmed to know every step involved in preparing a series of recipes. If the person departs from the correct process, advice is projected onto one of the kitchen walls.

It is thought the technology will give people with dementia more confidence when cooking for themselves.

The scientists will work with a group of 3,000 volunteers from across the North East.

Dr Patrick Olivier, a reader in human-computer interaction, said: “I think its one of the first times that the research councils have really engaged with people at a low level.

Apple working on two top-secret gadgets

 

New goodies from Apple if the rumours are true

    CUPERTINO -- Apple is reportedly working on a pair of new gadgets that are loosely based off the iPhone.
    This, according to an unconfirmed report in BusinessWeek.
    The magazine's reporters say Apple could build a stripped-down, cheaper smartphone designed exclusively for the Verizon network.
    BusinessWeek also reports the company is thinking about building a WiFi tablet computer that would be larger than the iPhone.
    Apple has refused to comment on either rumor.

What A Mighty Mouse Indeed

 

The 3D Connexion if full of WOW for designers and engineers who works in a three dimensional computers environment

The latest mouse from 3D Connexion, looks like a serious piece of kit, the 3DConnexion Spacepillot Pro.

The 3DConnexion Spacepillot Pro features a built in Mini LCD display, that lets you check email, calendar, and select work flow macros, and it is designed to be used CAD designers

The big knob in the centre twirls six ways, and it tilts and rolls as well

Novak LP to MP3 Recorder

 

No more worries  because you can Save your old record with a new gadget.

Novak LP-to-MP3 Recorder is analog record player that effortlessly digitizes your records over a USB connection.

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Garmin nüvi 200 - Automotive GPS Receiver

Garmin nüvi 200 - Automotive GPS Receiver

GPS will likely be a men's best friend on the road. I guess there will be no worries for anyone to drive themselves from one place to another with an assitance from your friend Garmin nüvi 200.
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USB Rubik Card Reader

Check out this cool card reader

What a unique design

Rubik’s Cube has entertained and puzzled kids for quite a number of decades now, and that could have inspired someone to come up with the awesome USB 270° x 270° Rubik Card Reader. It takes on the form factor of a Rubik’s Cube but unfortunately drops the traditional color scheme. Instead, you can twist all three levels of this device parallel to one another so that there is always enough room for you to plug in all the corresponding memory cards in their respective slots. A blue LED functions as a status indicator on this $12 memory card reader.

Ion USB Turntable Converts Old Album to MP3

Cherish your memories with Ion USB turntable converts your old albums to mp3

This would be a great thing to restore back all those memories.

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