giant button cell phone for seniors (and simpletons)
Whether you have bad eyesight, an aversion to technology, or are just an imbecile, have I got a cell phone for you!
This generic-brand mobile phone offers oversize numeric buttons (1-cm wide) that you can read from several feet away – making phone calls nearly fool-proof. The phone was mainly designed for seniors with limited tech savvy, but it’s fine if you’re just looking for a really simple cell phone too. Let me go on the record now by saying If I lose my ability to use the latest high-tech gadgets when I’m an old man, please just put me out of my misery.
The 6380 Senior Mobile Phone ($75 USD) does actually have a few handy features, including a built in flashlight, and a giant “SOS” button on the back that can automatically dial a pre-set emergency number, and emit a loud warning alarm. It’s also got a minimal display with large on-screen fonts, and a whopping 128×60 screen resolution. Sign me up now!
Actually, the 6380 does hide a couple of modern features under the hood, including a digital phone book, SMS messaging, a calendar, alarm clock, games (I can only imagine how much fun those are on that screen), and an FM radio. FM? I wanted an AM crystal radio set and a Victrola built-in.
Oh, and I forgot to mention one thing. The 6380 phone only works on GSM 900/1800 bands, so it works everywhere in the world except the U.S. and Canada. Oh well, I didn’t want one anyway.
categories: mobile tech technology
November 5th, 2009 comments (9): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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so get over it then. it’s manufactured by the chinese. no self respecting us cellphone manufacturer (is there such a thing) would be seen dead servicing senior citizens anyhow – it’s not the american way.
I don’t know, seems like the actual screen text is prety small…. Senior Citizen fail?
Too bad it isn’t available in the United States. If it were I would most certainly be getting one of these for my grandparents.
One thing I have to say about this phone is that it looks simple, and simple is good. I am so sick and tired of cell phones that have a plethora of worthless features like touch screens, without any real processing or computing power to back it up. There really needs to be a movement toward simple, durable cell phones that don’t simply fail to meet expectations. Every phone I have had has barely lasted the two years till I’m eligible for a new one. Its not because I’m tough on my phones, its because they are designed to fail quickly. This is both extremely frustrating, and extremely wasteful.
TheGanjaGuru,
http://theganjaguru.blogspot.com
A good idea not only for seniors but for anyone who is visually impaired. So this could even be for drunk people!
But if it’s BIG NUMBERS you are seeking, check out the Camden or Faze watches by STORM!
Very nice. But I think it should have a bigger screen.
Carlo
Seriously though, senior citizens and partially blind people have been using landline phones without any screen for some time now – it’s no biggie that they have a small screen on this model IMO although it would add value to have one big line display for confirmation.
WIN! I want one! I hate these fancy piece of shit cellphones everyone has nowadays. And a FLASHLIGHT! Finally a useful feature!
I want one for my parents
So, is there anything comparable in the US? American way or not (@James), our seniors need a way to let us know when they’ve fallen and can’t get up.