TAKEPLACE: THE INTERHOME PROJECT

Saturday, February 19, 2011

THE INTERHOME PROJECT

Smart home applications can share all kinds of helpful info with homeowners, but a new housing platform can detect a strain on electricity -- and a strain on the heart.

"There is a growing population of elderly people, and there are statistics to show that more and more of them are going to live alone in the home," said Johann Siau, a senior lecturer in digital communication systems at the University of Hertfordshire in the U.K., who is leading the InterHome project. ABC

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