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Seniors more tech-savvy than younger Americans believe

Thu, 09/06/2012 - 13:05 - Laurie Orlov
09/06/2012

ANDOVER, Mass., U.S.A. - In a recent U.S. study, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) found that a majority of individuals surveyed ages 65 or older are comfortable using technology (54 percent). However, Philips found there is a gap between perception and reality, with younger people thinking only 42 percent of seniors use tech in their daily lives.

 

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Tech design -- we're getting older, but is it getting better?

Fri, 08/31/2012 - 15:41 - Laurie Orlov

The best consumer tech is barely out-of-the-box usable – for anyone.  iPad, Schmipad. Although there is always a story here or there about one who loves the device and wants to teach others (60 days of classes!!!), apps like Family Ribbon to make it easier to use continue to pop up along with training both in store and beyond. So in the face of so much enthusiasm, it is hard for me to say this, but guess what? If you aren’t born imagining that 4 fingers would reveal the already created task row of previously used apps, that menus disappear, that the style of user interface for various apps is inconsistent, that screen-to-screen navigation varies from touching a tiny dot at the screen base to swiping a swoop to the next page, 60 days of training sounds like a pretty good idea. And as far as user interface design, this is the best of the best and it is not acceptable!

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