Senior Gadgets

I put this PEEK pseudo PDA/email reader in the senior gadgets category although some might not think this is not the best category for this device.

I put it in that category because this device is ergonomic, clear, easy to read and does it’s primary function very well.  It’s primary function? Sending and receiving email. 

I suspect that there are a lot of senior citizens, students, and maybe even kids who do not want to bother with the hassle of regular PDA’s hundreds of features and seemingly endless options.

The fundamental power of email is clear.  Peek markets the device as potentially saving you $1000’s of dollars over other more fully featured PDA’s when you compare texting charges from mobile carriers.

Peek supports up to 5 email accounts including Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, Roadrunner, BellSouth, SBCGlobal, Earthlink, Cox, Charter, Cablevision, NetZero, Mac, Optonline and many others.  My personal preference is Gmail.  I have been using Gmail for over 2 years now and I can tell you with zero doubt that it is by far ( in my opinion) the best web email client on the net today.

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This is a superb gadget for seniors!  It is called the captel phone and it does one simple thing and does it really well. It automatically transcribes the other parties words in your phone conversations into written text as you see in the display image to the left.

This is a great little gadget for seniors who are hard of hearing and need to be able to confirm that the words they are hearing are actually the words that were spoken.

But is it just for seniors or those that are hard of hearing?

Not necessarily. To be honest I would not mind having one of these myself just to be able to see what someone is saying, especially if it is a very important conversation.  I don’t know if this is just me or not, but often times I find myself asking various people I talk to repeat themselves, especially if they are repeating a sequence of numbers or other facts that are lengthy.  So instead of me seeming ‘slow’ or suffering from low IQ syndrome, I could just make note of what they said on my captel phone!

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I just have to give you my take on the Jitterbug cell phone. It has to be one of the most ergonomic cell phones I have ever seen.  I do not own a Jitterbug cell phone, but still it is clear to me that this phone was designed with Senior citizens in mind.  Simply put, it is ergonomic.

But why does this cell phone have to be limited to senior citizens?  Why not kids or teens or middle age folks too?  There is nothing to be embarrassed about if you own a phone like this. It is easy to read, easy to enter phone numbers, and easy to make and receive calls with… isn’t that what phones were supposed to be designed for ???

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