In today's digital era, technology is not only directly absorbed the younger generation, but also adopted the elderly generation. However, products for people who are aged, say, above 60 years would be easier if adapted to their character.
For example, for mobile phones (mobile phone), some hardware manufacturers (hardware) has been designing products in accordance with the needs of advanced users (elderly). The function of the priority of course is not an application up, internet access, or multimedia. Features a mini flashlight or a pen to write may be even more useful.
The size is the same with phones in general. However, the larger the size, the writing on the big screen with the text more readable, and the phone can be connected to hearing aids. By presenting a familiar feature, the users of elderly is expected to more easily adopt.
"In Spain, France, Britain, and Italy there are up to 15 million people aged over 60 years. Of the 15 million people, about half do not use the phone," said Christophe Yerolymos, Leader of Emporia, mobile phone manufacturers are designing phones in Austria sort.
In addition to Emporia that has stood for 20 years, other companies are also working on phones for elderly people is Doro Group from Sweden. The company has already released a phone elderly since 2007. Vodafone also has issued a Vodafone Simply mobile phone.
Such mobile phone market is not much to the players. Emporio set a sales target of 1 million mobile phones worth 70-140 dollars between 2010 and 2011 and doubled the next year. While Doro has sold 1.2 million units since 2007. A number of models of mobile phones both companies also helped to enliven the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Spain, 14-17 February 2011.
Source: AFP
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