It is clear to see that these days people are living longer meaning that there are larger numbers of elderly people around today. Having brainstormed some "needs" of the elderly, security and their mobility became an area where a product could be developed. This product has a lot of scope it could be used to control many different items in the house from turning on the kettle to answering the door (through some kind of video feed and special lock).The device to control all of the different functions should be an easy to use PDA system or something similar. The assumption that will be made when designing this product is that the elderly doesn't really understand or have the patience to deal will complex technology, so the GUI will have to be very basic and allow them to access different function easily and quickly. The actual hardware must be easy to use and durable.
