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Article #115Re: Frustrated with small phones
From: Marc Cornelius
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 21:34
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 21:34
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In message <7106702e.0302130742.247e9082@posting.google.com>, Glimmerman <UlickMcGee99@hotmail.com> writes >Hi I just recently bought one of those cool new small sized phones >(Mototorola T191) - pretty nifty. >My eyesights failing and I'm finding it difficult to use these phones. >There must be some enhancements out there to make life easier for me. >Any suggestions? I don't have any suggestions I'm afraid. Given that the populations of Europe, the US and Japan are ageing (i.e. there is a greater, and increasing, proportion of people over 65) I'm surprised that the handset manufacturers aren't addressing these sorts of issues. Not that I'm suggesting you're old ;-) Many of the usability issues that oldies have are shared by younger people with 'disabilities'. I find it strange that virtually all companies seem to be pouring more and more resources into the ever shrinking* youth market. For example the BBC and its new digital channels: CBeebies for the very young, CBBC for the younger teenagers and BBC3 for those in their 20's and early 30's. -- Marc Cornelius
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