A White Paper by business consulting firm Accenture makes the case for the burgeoning market in home healthcare electronics: Eighty-three percent of those surveyed (over age 65) stated that they are not afraid to monitor their health at home. Such electronic devices can monitor and diagnose heart conditions, diabetes, hypertension, asthma and other conditions. The online transfer of such medical information to physicians and caregivers (often their children) can help aging patients preserve their independent living. The paper also discusses the ever-increasing costs of healthcare, medication monitoring, CCTV camera integration and other associated topics. 

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LiteTouch has released a new Remote Base Antenna that can be used with new and existing LiteTouch lighting control systems.

The antenna has a powerful wireless range of 200-feet with multiple antennas allowed per system. It allows for a large system expansion that can communicate up to 64 Hybrid Wall Box Dimmers or Lamp Modules for a wireless system of up to 256 units.

According to ABI Research, Blu-ray players are expected to reach an almost 18-percent penetration among North American TV-owning households this year-up from just over 7 percent in 2009. And ABI predicts a continued worldwide growth of more than 62.5 million shipped units in 2011. The significance of these numbers is relevant when comparing the rapid growth of larger, fixed-location component-such as Blu-ray players and flat-panel TVs-with small, portable devices.