ELECTRONIC photo frames that display read-outs of an elderly relative’s
health and well-being are under development at a laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
The aim is to allow older people to live more independent lives.
Old and infirm people who live alone are a worry for their children, says
Elizabeth Mynatt, a researcher in the Everyday Computing Laboratory at the
Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Yet alternatives such as moving into
a care home may leave the elderly even worse off. “Disadvantages include high
cost, separation from the local community, less privacy and control of one’s
daily activities, and often…
