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ExmocareThanks to PCMag.com News Reporter Bary Alyssa Johnson for this report!

Exmovere LLC unveiled a Web-based Bluetooth-enabled biosensor wristwatch dubbed "Exmocare," which is designed to help provide elderly care assistance for individuals 65 years of age and older. (You know, for those "I've fallen and can't get up!" moments.)

Exmocare allows family and other caregivers to monitor an elderly individual's physiological and emotional health status in from afar, and get this--in real-time! The "wearable sensor system" offers automated reports on the elderly individuals' vital signs including pulse, heart rate and motion. It can also assess up to ten different emotions including relaxed, worried and agitated. So does this mean that the RI-MAN Humanoid Robot will be out of a job?

Each Exmocare wristwatch runs on Windows, Windows Mobile, and/or Windows Pocket PC software. (Sorry to those Mac grandparents!) The device collects information on the wearer every 30 minutes and automatically alerts caregivers of any abnormal activity. Data is transmitted wirelessly via home PC, GSM Bluetooth-enabled cell phone or GPS car kit (which keeps tabs on the wearer's location and vehicle speed). Which means if grandma is driving too fast, you'll know about it before the cops do. Family and friends can opt to receive alerts via e-mail, SMS or Instant Message.

For caregivers who place higher priority on work and play than on face-to-face interaction with Grandma and Grandpa, Exmocare offers an "Exmonitor" program for Windows PCs. The program "allows you to effortlessly monitor your loved one from your Windows taskbar at home or at work," according to the company Web site.

On a related note, the Exmocare service could potentially be implemented in a hospital setting in order to help nurses and doctors monitor their patients more efficiently (some food for thought).

More on Exmocare, read PCMag.com's report.




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