I'm happy to see this article discussed on Hacker News, I joined a startup in Jan, but before I was working as an Interaction Designer at the http://www.trilcen

I'm happy to see this article discussed on Hacker News, I joined a startup in Jan, but before I was working as an Interaction Designer at the http://www.trilcentre.org http://www.trilcentre.org . Working at TRIL made me realise the fragility of old age, I reviewed many ethnographic studies into the aging process. It made me realize that even a small event could result in drastic ageing. For example many fallers struggle to regain independence after even the smallest fall. This can lead to social isolation, which has a knock on affect to cognitive ability. All ageing research pillars are interlinked, if your interested you can read about TRIL's here http://www.trilcentre.org/tril-research/research-themes.html http://www.trilcentre.org/tril-research/research-themes.html I personally developed http://jive.benarent.co.uk http://jive.benarent.co.uk | http://www.bett.ie http://www.bett.ie , 2 years prior to the iPad launch.. and while I think the iPad is very accessible, there is a lot of opportunity in apps and other services. There is a huge opportunity for startups, Anyone here working in this area? *Alzheimer and Dementia are the elephants in the room. At a recent conference the Alzermers presenter noted that the cost of Alzermers is more expensive than 'cancer'.