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New Cell Phone Designs for Seniors

July 7, 2008 By Mark Hager

As we had shown in a previous article on senior cell phones, there are some great cell phones out there for older people. The ones in this article are not reality yet (they are concept phones), but we hope to see them (and others like them) very soon.


More Senior Cell Phones :
 Jitterbug Plus | Just5 J510 | Doro & SnapFon | Full list of phones

The Fit cellphone for seniors Cellphones for seniors: Lazy Thumbs
The FIT Wireless Phone

This concept phone, designed by Jongmu Lee, looks like a high-end touchscreen phone, but was designed with seniors in mind. You can change the size of the numbers on the screen for easy dialing, comes with a scroll that lets you easily move up/down the menus, tilt scrolling and touch-dialing using images instead of numbers.

Lazy Thumbs Cell Phone

For anyone who ever wished cell phones didn’t have those tiny keys, this one has only three. This voice-activated phone provides calling and text messaging features, with text messages sent by transcribing text-to-speech. Polycarbonate plates house OLED screens and completed with a small LCD underneath.

Senior friendly tphone Senior friendly EMC (Easy mobile calling)
T-Phone Cellphone

Created by designer Jeong-Kyun Nam, this phone looks to simplify cell phone use through the use of ‘badges’ for dialing. Essentially, you place the badge (disk) of the person you want to call on the dot and it calls them. Especially designed for people who have reduced vision.

Easy Mobile Calling Cell Phone

EMC (easy mobile calling) cell phone concept Matthias Pinkert specifically designed with Baby Boomers in mind. Featuring four large keys, this phone offers one-touch calling and an emergency key. It has tracking via GPS integrated and comes with a lanyard so it isn’t easily lost. It is missing some of the functionality offered in conventional cell phones, but it’s simplistic usage should attract many.

jablotron-elderly-cell-phone picture-frame-elderly-phone
The ‘Unportable’ Cell Phone

Developed by the Czech company Jablotron, this phone doesn’t look like any cell phone you’ve ever seen. In reality, this phone is a desktop cell phone and is designed for seniors who may have trouble with smaller numbers. The Grand model pictured features an illuminated key pad and a full keypad for text messages. It would utilize cell service instead of land-lines.

Picture Frame Phone

Not a cell phone, but still has application for those who are looking for an easy-to-use interface that is senior friendly. This concept phone designed by Tao Ma functions as both phone and a digital picture frame. Upon receiving a call, the phone can display the photo of the person calling. If you missed a call, the person’s photo shows and you can touch the screen to dial them back.

Filed Under: Senior Cell Phones Tagged With: age in place, Aging in Place, cell, cellphones, elderly, phone, senior, senior cell phones, Technology

About Mark Hager

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Mark is the Founder of AgeInPlace.com. He also is a consultant and mentor who helps business and organizational leaders serving older adults and their families.

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  1. Joven G. says

    May 12, 2010 at 11:21 pm

    Hey! The Fit Wireless Phone is already out in the market this time. However, it carries the name Just5 phone than Fit Wireless Phone. It seemingly shows that others have already materialized the concept just before this phone is introduced in the market. Well maybe, Just5 phone is not really very similar to Fit Wireless Phone; maybe they just look the same.

    My father uses a Just5 phone, it’s not touch screen like the concept of Fit Wireless Phone but it has perfect keypad—it is big and clear—so my father is not having a hard time using it for texting. The features of Just5 phone are truly significant for seniors, too. It has louder volume and emergency S.O.S. button to mention some. Obviously, with Just5 phone, an aged man like my father does not need to wait until the Fit Wireless Phone is materialized. Just5 phone has already addressed the need of the elderly.
    http://www.Just5.com

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