Consulting firm Accenture is placing big bets on sensors in the coming decade. Here, the LCD screen in the crib lets parents keep an eye on children, and even have a videoconference with them. Accenture’s crib also contains sensors that monitor heart rate and other vital signs. (Intel has a similar “smart crib” experiment.)
Accenture doesn’t make sensors but figures out ways to weave them together to form intelligent networks among ordinarily inert objects. [via News.com]
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@ 05:41
That is absolutely horrifying. Nothing stunts infants’ intelligence more than less human contact.
@ 02:11
Accenture’s smart crip
Even big consulting player accenture became involved in the field of pervasive computing. They put their brains together to think about the home of the future. The LCD screen in the crib lets parents keep an eye on children, and…
@ 14:30
Accenture’s smart crib
Even big consulting player accenture became involved in the field of pervasive computing. They put their brains together to think about the home of the future. The LCD screen in the crib lets parents keep an eye on children, and…