Senior

Doro PhoneEasy cell phones for seniors

23:11 October 19, 2009 PDT

Doro PhoneEasy 345 and 410, ideal for seniors, are now offered by Consumer Cellular (Photo...

Cell phone and services provider, Consumer Cellular, has released two senior-friendly cell phones with bigger, raised buttons and easy-to-read display text. The Doro PhoneEasy 345 and 410 cell phones are designed by Swedish company Doro – with more than 30 years of product design experience – and are being offered exclusively by Consumer Cellular after they surveyed customers and found that 62 percent would prefer cell phones with these features. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Computing with the more mature in mind

By Paul Ridden

18:02 July 1, 2009 PDT

Big keys on the keyboard, a comfortable to use mouse and a screen with a computer inside -...

The Designed for Seniors Go Computer has been developed for and extensively tested by those born before computers started tightening their grip on our everyday lives, and who are still trying to ignore or simply don't trust the computer age. The computer hardware is behind the monitor to save space and avoid clutter, the keyboard has over-sized keys and bright colors and the system comes with an ergonomic trackball mouse. But it's the user interface which will prove most beneficial to the seniors it was designed to serve. Read More