Intel Health Guide is on the cutting edge of a new technology trend called "aging in place." It is designed to keep seniors living at home longer, and keeping them out of nursing homes. Equipment in the home monitors vital signs and transmits them to Health Guide. If any of the numbers are out of whack, a nurse speaks to the patient on a videophone.
>As 77 million baby boomers race towards their golden years, the world's leading technology innovators are building this new market with a range of futuristic gizmos. There are beds that can monitor patients' vital signs as they sleep, stoves that can turn themselves off when their owners forget, and video games that can detect early signs of dementia. Besides Intel (INTC), the aging-in-place market has attracted the likes of General Electric (GE), Philips Electronics, Honeywell (HON), Bosch, and dozens of technology startups.<
