The Jitterbug phone and service has been gaining increasing recognition and popularity. Some recent articles include ...

• New York Times Gadgetwise, 8/27/2009, "Jitterbug Says, ‘Can You Hear Me Now?'"
• Wireless Week, 08/27/09, "Jitterbug Hooks Up with Verizon"
• Entrepreneur, June 2009, "100 Brilliant Companies: 10 Smokin' Hot Industries"
• New York Times Gadgetwise, 06/04/09, "The New Jitterbug J: A Comfy Cardigan of a Phone"
• San Diego Union Tribune, 04/26/09, "A call for simplicity"

 

Presented by the Center for Technology and Aging at the American Society of Aging West Coast Conference on Aging, September 11, 2009.

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Intel's Reader is a book reader of a completely different kind. It's designed for those who have trouble reading the printed word. It doesn't matter whether the reading problem comes from low vision or a learning issue, the Reader handles both. Read more ...

One of the funniest gag gifts I've seen a long time. If you give the offending cell phone user one of these patches to cure them of their addiction they'll get the message. READ MORE ...

At a small gathering at the Russian Tea Room in New York City, Intel released the findings of a Harris Poll called the Intel Holiday Mobile Etiquette study. Turns out that mobile etiquette over the holidays is much like non-mobile etiquette-there are unspoken rules and it's the adults that make the rules. Read more ...

I am not too happy with myself at the moment. My back is even less happy with me. After years of carrying luggables and laptops I got tired of my clothes being destroyed by shoulder bags, my thighs perennially black and blue from laptop carrying slaps, and my back being totally out of whack. I should be carrying a netbook, but I can't bring myself to do it. Read more ...

Thirty years in the computing business and the next thing you know is that you've amassed your own digital legacy. Years of life's work, play and everything in between sitting around in a disk or off in some cloud somewhere, stored as bits and bytes. As I thought about legacy I started to think about legacy products. Read more ...

My eighty year old dad accidentally answered one of those "friend" sites that causes a bot to take every email address in his book and send mail to them. We all survived the aftermath but the reaction of the kids vs. the elders was substantially different. Read all about it ...

 

 

Ink's out. Paper's stuck. "Printer not recognized". We've all wanted to stone our ink jets at some time, but I'm hoping this year's crop does the trick.

Here are five new printers that I could get serious about.

According to a new survey from Caring.com and VibrantNation.com, 79% of boomers say that caring for a family member has impacted their vacation plans this summer. Amongst the many reasons why, not being able to afford a vacation or having to stay close to home were some of the major reasons why.