IBM Research : Desperately Need Familiar Mobile for Elderly

As we found in almost anywhere around us on the market today, mobile phones stuffed with various features. Maybe for some people, the presence of features are very. However, for those who are old, maybe it was just overwhelming. Departure from the desire to present an easy phone to use, especially for the elderly or who have a physical shortage, IBM made a two-year research program to develop special software. In this research, IBM is working with the National Institute of Design of India and Tokyo University.

Manufacturers must adapt to this phone if they want to attract a generation that grew up with mobile devices, but can not use it, said Ben Wood, Research Director at the British consultancy CCS Insight. Based on the research, it is expected that there will be company(ies) that would spawn the phone for the elderly. Previously UK had issued a laptop computer named Alex, that has been designed for beginners and even the technology phobia (pic courtesy : worldofstock.com)