everyday aids & technology

Donald Trump's family business is entering the mobile phone market with “Trump Mobile” - including healthcare services. From August 2025, the new “47 Plan” will include unlimited telephony, data, roadside assistance and telemedicine.

How smart technology gives older people peace of mind, security and more freedom in everyday life: a Southeast Asian study investigated the consequences of integrating assistance technologies into the care of older people.

Assistance solutions serve to cushion age-related limitations, minimize risks and promote social participation. The solutions on the market are diverse: for example, they help to prevent falls or report them so that help can arrive quickly. They provide support in...

Automation and comfort solutions play a crucial role for people with reduced mobility. Our quality of life in old age depends on how practical and forward-looking we have planned our household. This also relieves the burden on family structures.

Smart Locks turn the smartphone into a key. People with disabilities can use this system to control access for doctors and nursing staff themselves. However, this also poses security risks. An expert gives tips on safe selection and use.

Digital solutions help to manage home care together with relatives. HerzensApp co-founder Oliver Wimmer in an SBC interview.

Rapid advances in technology will transform social life. The focus lies on humanoid robots.

Günther Ohland is an expert and journalist for SmartHome, as well as a founding member of the SmartHome Initiative Germany. In our interview he addresses the social aspects of smart technologies and the development toward a customer market.

In view of the shortage of nursing staff, AI-supported assistance systems for the home are becoming increasingly urgent. In Germany alone, there will be a shortage of over 3 million homes suitable for the elderly and over 600,000 care workers...