For those of you that did not think that enormous sunglasses were embarrassing enough, designer Matthias Ries has developed massive, plastic ears to dress your most decrepit old person in. These “batphones” are not meant to be a replacement for relatively low profile hearing aids, but are instead intended for those with only slight hearing […]

DETECT is a new technology from Zenda Technologies that is supposed to be able to detect Alzheimer’s disease at its early stages. The whole thing seems a little fishy to me, though. Personally, I think it’s a trap. I’m guessing that Zenda realized that old people are developing an affinity for video […]

As technology becomes more advanced and generations age, more and more senior citizens begin to embrace new technology. Cellphones are replacing land lines, and companies like Samsung and Motorola are jumping in to the ‘old person’ market with bigger buttons and screens. Nintendo Wii has struck gold with the elderly. It’s hard […]