Clik here to view.
10 of the best apps for older people
I always think it is interesting to see what journalists think are important/relevant to "older people".Well these are the apps that the Guardian reckon that no self respecting oldie can survive...
View ArticleCould Siri be a game changer technology - not just yet but soon
When you go to the Apple web site it shows Siri (the personal assistant) as being a beta release. This is the software that was launched with the new iPhone. Well if it does half the things suggested...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Apple iOS5 operating system enables the iPad to become 'PC Free'
The greatest hurdle remaining for the adoption of iPads by older people was the need to have access to a PC/Mac to set-up and to receive updates. The PC Free functionality puts and end to all of this...
View ArticleYet another care based app
This is a simple application for relieving guilt for not visiting your relative who is in care.It is not clear to me who pays. It would appear that the families and the care providers get it for free....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smartphone uptake keeps going up and up
More data from Nielsen about the uptake of smartphones - this time from the US.I wonder when the last dumbphone will be made? Dick Stroud
View ArticleClik here to view.
App of sending photos to the digitally excluded
Postagram is way of sending photos to the poor saps who are not able to receive them via their phone, tablet or computer. You know, the old folks who can only communicate via the post.Actually, it is...
View ArticleWelcome HTML5 - goodbye Flash and Silverlight browser plug-in
HTML5 is coming on strong as a standard, accelerated by the speed of change of hardware devices. IDC reckons that by 2013, 90% of smartphones and tablets will sport HTML5 capable browsers. Lots of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apps for the travelling Boomer
AARP had an article about apps that helps the travelling Boomer. The article was contributed by The Roaming Boomers. Dick Stroud
View ArticleiPads to be used for voting
David Weigelt's excellent Silver Tsunami eBrief covered this story that was reported in Mashable. It would seem that Oregon is letting older and disabled citizens, in five counties, cast their votes...
View ArticleL'Oreal is to launch a proximity marketing app aimed at Boomers
L'Oreal, which also owns Garnier and Maybelline, is targeting people born after WWII with much of its app development because it believes they are the generation that want to make the most of their...
View ArticleTerrific new apps to help the lives of older people
This week I had a coffee with David Sinclair of the ILC. He was telling me about the competition he was asked to judge about apps that could assist the lives of older people.He has written a blog...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lastest data about tablet and e-reader sales
Pew Research has just published some data about the ownership of tablets and e-readers. Can you believe this statistic: The share of adults in the United States who own tablet computers nearly doubled...
View ArticleMobile App Developers Should Care About Boomer User Expereince
This is an interesting observation about the concern - more accurately lack of concern - that app developers have for their customers. They seem to have even less concern about their older users.I hope...
View ArticleApps that all Boomers should know about - says AARP
Whenever you get a list of the "best" or "what every one should have " type article it has to reflect the personal experience of the writer. That said, this list of must have apps for oldies, from AARP...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You are never alone in the car
At the moment this is a research project being run by AT&T.In theory the device plugged into a car's electronic diagnostic port inside the engine compartment beams out vehicle information such as...
View ArticleTwo and a half years ago I woke-up and saw the light.
Two and a half years ago I woke-up and saw the light.Smartphone+Apps = great product for older people.My next step was to register Apps4boomers.com. Now I have to be honest. I haven’t added to the blog...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No shortage of apps for oldies
This blog in the NY Times makes a convincing case for the benefits that older people accrue from using Internet/Apps to monitor their health and wellbeing and to communicate with health...
View ArticleApps for older people in Singapore
Interesting to see the sorts of app for older development going on in Singapore.These are two apps - Can See, Can Hear and Snakes & Ladders Plus that were developed by the AHE and Nanyang...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How can wearable computers be used by older people?
Excellent blog posting by Laurie Orlov in Ageing in Place Technology about the great potential for wearable computing for older people.The basic question she asks is what can products (concepts) like...
View ArticlePick Baby Boomers as Your Target Market for the Holidays
This is a bit of a 'catch all' article (in Forbes) but the overall message is right.This quote - if it is true - adds to the very long list of reasons why marketers should be focusing more if not most...
View Article
