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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. Oh Dear... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This sounds just like the LA school district iPad program.