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The Future of Living

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Handbook of Smart Homes, Health Care and Well-Being

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Computers with their staggering calculation and communication capabilities have penetrated virtually everything. This, combined with their evolving pace dictated by Moore’s law, presents us with a vista of staggering possibilities. Even within a foreseeable future, a lot of these possibilities will become part of daily life. In this chapter, a number of possible scenarios that exist within the realm of smart homes for health are explored. The focus hereby is “future of living and care.”

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  1. Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Rachelsmolen 1, 5612 MA, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    E. Slaats

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  1. Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Joost van Hoof

  2. School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    George Demiris

  3. Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Eveline J.M. Wouters

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Slaats, E. (2015). The Future of Living. In: van Hoof, J., Demiris, G., Wouters, E. (eds) Handbook of Smart Homes, Health Care and Well-Being. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01904-8_42-1

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