2009-12-06 ~ Chaella's Favorite Software and Technology



Technology Facilitates Independent Living

Posted by Chaella On Friday, December 11, 2009

Gadgets That Help You Stay In Your Home ~ 11/27/2009

With the cost of assisted living running close to $3,000 a month, technology that helps older people remain in their homes offers huge potential savings. MarketWatch's Amy Hoak visits a prototype home where the latest technology is on display.





Augmented Reality: Isn't that Real Yet

Posted by Chaella On Monday, December 07, 2009

BusinessWeek's Peter Elstrom and Steve Wildstrom discuss augmented reality for smartphones.

Augmented reality is a technology that uses location data from your smartphone's GPS receiver and orientation information from its compass to superimpose data on a screen image generated by the phone camera. It sounds great, in theory.




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