Technology and Gadgets

Here is one big reason on why I’m thinking of buying a cell phone for the elderly. Dad had a lot of problems operating his cell phone. He would fumble for quite some time and then would type and retype his messages all over again. He would be lucky if he had accidentally stored his messages in the draft folder but then again accidentally storing the messages rarely happen.

When on a conversation over the phone, he would repeatedly say what and then would give up in defeat nodding his head and saying uh-uh. I recently found out that he was pretending to understand the conversation when he finally let it slip out of his own mouth.

When a friend suggested I check out a cell phone for the elderly I was flabbergasted and also relieved. He said these gadgets were really handy and that I should try them with Dad.
They got a lot of good reviews from a lot of senior citizens so I figured out as much that I should give it a try.

Upon getting to the store, I found out that these gadgets were really handy. They looked like big calculators with extra buttons. The cell phone had a wide screen and wide buttons. It also had limited functions which was swell because dad did not use any of those gamming or music features.

When I tried out the volume of the speakers, it nearly blasted my ear pout. I was amazed by the clearness and loudness of the speaker. It turns out that these cell phones have greater maximum volume than that of an average cell phone. Another great thing was that they came with GPS and emergency buttons. I figured out that this would help dad in case an emergency arises.

I walked out of the store feeling pleased; knowing the cell phone for the elderly would be really great for dad. Now, guess what I’m getting dear old dad for Christmas?

Harvin Gulfill is writing about Mobil senior. Do also read more about Mobiler til ældre.