GPS Units May Guide Elderly Through Supermarkets

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GPS Units May Guide Elderly Through Supermarkets
Topic Started: Apr 30 2009, 07:50 PM (57 Views)
XNavyGunner	Apr 30 2009, 07:50 PM Post #1
Gunner Posts: 11,226 Group: Global Moderators Member #89 Joined: Sep 5 2006 Gender Male	Lost in the supermarket? Can no longer shop happily? Fret no more, if British researchers have their way. A team led by Paul Watson at Newcastle University is working on GPS navigators that would help elderly people find their way through supermarket aisles, according to the Daily Telegraph. "Many older people lack the confidence to maintain 'normal' walking habits," he tells the newspaper. "This is often due to worries about getting lost in unfamiliar, new or changing environments." Watson's also working on an "ambient kitchen" that would help people with Alzheimer's disease remember where they put the sugar. Sensors on drawers and cupboards would feed into a computer, which would remind users where things are if it sensed they were getting confused. Source I'd like to see that.



Carcharoth	May 3 2009, 08:45 AM Post #2
Black Coffee ist Krieg Posts: 808 Group: GFX Staff Member #3,229 Joined: Sep 9 2008 Gender Male	Sounds like a good idea they have there.



Mystertikal	May 3 2009, 12:07 PM Post #3
Posts: 483 Group: BANNED Member #2,201 Joined: May 2 2008 Gender Male	Technology is fascinating!



Mystical	May 5 2009, 03:00 AM Post #4
Posts: 14 Group: BANNED Member #416 Joined: Jun 25 2007 Gender Female	While I'm not against this type of technology seeing as my father has very advanced alzheimers and I've watched his memory deteriorate through the years. My question is..."If these elderly people are getting lost in supermarkets....."How did they get to the store in the first place?" That's a scary thought...if they drove there....eeek!



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