TTA Archives 2005-2012

Katherine Boehret comments in the Wall St Journal on the ClarityLife C900 cellphone. “Amongst other older people-friendly features, it has a large, red button on its back side that, when enabled and pressed, automatically calls and/or sends text messages to a list of five emergency contacts until it reaches someone. These contacts are notified via an automatic dialing system and must press “0” when they answer to accept the emergency call so the system knows that a real person picked up, instead of a voicemail or answering machine. Five postcards with instructions come with the phone, and can be mailed to emergency contacts so they know what to do if they receive an emergency call from the C900 phone.” Read the whole WSJ item.