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Discussing the future of communication and future of the home.

"Forest Hills, a neighborhood in central Queens, comes in three parts. Beautiful Forest Hills Gardens, built as a planned garden city community starting in 1909, still the most exclusive address in Queens; Higher density housing, apartments, co-ops and condos, along and on the north side of Queens Boulevard; and Central Queens-style single- and multi-family homes, developed in the 1920s through 1940s, primarily in the area west and south of Forest Hills Gardens."

Kevin Warwick is Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading, England, where he carries out research in artificial intelligence, control, robotics and biomedical engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng.) and is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineering & Technology (FIET). He is the youngest person ever to become a Fellow of the City & Guilds of London Institute (FCGI). He is the author or co-author of more than 500 research papers and has written or edited 27 books (three for general readership), as well as numerous magazine and newspaper articles on scientific and general subjects. He has broadcast and lectured widely and held various visiting professorships.

"Only 24 percent of Americans over the age of 50 regularly play video games, according to 2007 data from the Entertainment Software Association. Still, that number represents a sizeable increase from the nine percent reported in 1999. While senior citizens are certainly free to play any games they wish, including hardcore titles like Gears of War and Grand Theft Auto, it may be easiest to start with the Nintendo Wii and its intuitive controls. The Nintendo Wii has seen success in assisted living homes, where it encourages seniors to be more active. "