The proportion of the planet’s inhabitants over 65+ years old will nearly double over the next three decades growing from 12% to 22%. In absolute numbers, this age group will jump from 605 million to 2 billion over the course of half a century… a grey tsunami!. As people live longer, retirement planning as we know it ... Read More
The “Smart” home is not new. It’s been in place in high end homes for more than two decades. What is new is that the advances in cloud computing, high speed Internet, and wireless connectivity including Wi-Fi have brought connected home devices to mass production and affordability, and thus adoption. The early adopters are generally ... Read More
From exposure to advertising to watching movies, consumers have been told that the future will be more convenient for them. Over the years on the screen we have watched futuristic scenes people remotely controlling the washing machine while having a snack with their friends or how a cup of hot coffee was awaiting in the ... Read More
Everyone wants in on the smart home! Homeowners want to make their living spaces connected and automated. The tech sector is racing to provide the best systems, devices and technologies. Service providers in various sectors are monetizing this trend by providing hardware and services. Successful service providers earn their money from a variety of channels, ... Read More
When an elderly or an ill person is home alone and they required emergency for any reason, effective communication with their monitoring center is crucial for their safety. For this reason Wilhelm Hormann invented the first Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) back in the 1970s, which went public in the early 1980s and won the ... Read More
According to Statista, the number of mobile phone users reached 4.77 billion in 2017 and is expected to pass the 5 billion mark by 2019, when 67% of the worldwide population will own one. Smartphones represented 38% of all mobile users in 2014, and that number is expected to reach 50% during the present year. ... Read More