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The rapid development of sensing and communication technology is providing us a wide array of solutions that are related to home-based e-healthcare to support the health, safety and independence of older people. While these technologies bring us magnificent prospects, everything is still in its infancy when consumers' demand is unclear, researchers do not judge well among various technologies and marketplace is also too early to be defined. We must realize that it is not just an academic problem, but also is related to the demand and market. To better understand the perceptions from different stakeholders, implications of demand, research and market are discussed here.