Photos: Technology to help older people

RFID medicine cabinets, wearable health systems and a Scrabble-playing table...

By Steve Ranger, 27 April 2006 11:15

This online medicine cabinet uses a digital camera to recognise which member of the family is using it and dispense information accordingly. By using RFID technology it can also tell if the right medicines are being taken out by the right people.

Photo credit: Steve Ranger

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