Jitterbug Touch 2 is a Smartphone for Seniors. Keeping seniors up to date on modern technology isn’t always the easiest task. When my grandmother got a cell phone in the early 2000s, she insisted on calling it a “car phone” and kept it safely stored in the trunk of her vehicle at all times. My 60-something father, meanwhile, still uses a 5-year-old clamshell phone he inherited for free. He likes keeping it turned off to “save the battery.” Greatcall’s Jitterbug phone line is aimed squarely at this audience – older folks who want a portable phone but are intimidated by complexity.
The line's latest offering, the Jitterbug Touch 2 smartphone, offers a balance between the most powerful and desired smartphone features and ease-of-use. The Jitterbug Touch 2 uses a custom Android (4.0) skin that keeps the smartphone simple. The phone’s specs are pretty basic, trading unneeded power for a low price. The Jitterbug Touch 2 is available now for $139.99, no contract required. Electric Pocket | Apps and Consultancy for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry.
Earl - The Voice Accessible iOS Application that Reads Newspapers, Magazines and Other News Content. Australian startup snapshot: Tapestry - funding, Fishburners, aged care, co-working space, seniors, telehealth, Australia, social media, Startup, app, Tablet - Mobile. Tapestry is a Sydney-based developer of an app that aims to connect seniors to social media.
Built for tablets, the app makes it simple for seniors to receive updates and photos from Facebook and similar services. The Tapestry app displays Facebook photos and more on a tablet. The pitch Keeping seniors connected to their family reduces “loneliness and isolation,” Tapestry founder, Andrew Dowling, told Techworld Australia “What we find is that younger family members are constantly adopting new technologies,” but “seniors tend not be as avid adopters of new technology,” Dowling said. With Tapestry, seniors don’t need to register for Facebook or any other social media to read updates or see a new photo posted by a family member. “The light bulb moment was when I read a study saying that the impact of the aging population in the next 10 years is going to be 10 times greater than the impact of the global financial crisis,” Dowling said.
Selling It Funding it Startup scene. GrandCare Systems | Aging Technology. Telikin : Simple, Easy to Use Touchscreen Computers for Seniors. Presto | Email Machine- send email and photos to seniors who don't use a computer.