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Apple, IBM To Bring iPads To 5 Million Elderly Japanese

Posted by timothy on from the get-them-from-los-angeles-school-kids dept.

itwbennett writes: An initiative between Apple, IBM and Japan Post Holdings could put iPads in the hands of up to 5 million members of Japan's elderly population. The iPads, which will run custom apps from IBM, will supplement Japan Post's Watch Over service where, for a monthly fee, postal employees check on elderly residents and relay information on their well-being to family members.

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  1. Re:Oh Dear... by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

    LOL, but it's two vendors ... IBM and Apple, right there in the headline ... so it's twice as good!

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  2. Re:Grandma, stop Facetimeing me! by OhSoLaMeow · · Score: 3, Funny

    They're only going to use them to post to /. : "Get Off My Rawn!"

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