http://www.eldergadget.com News and Reviews of Products with Elder Friendly Features Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:33:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/the-internet-where-2020-vision-isnt-always-required?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-internet-where-2020-vision-isnt-always-required http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/the-internet-where-2020-vision-isnt-always-required#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:00:13 +0000 Max Baumgarten http://www.eldergadget.com/?p=21005 Most of us take for granted the fact that browsing the internet is usually a visual experience. For a number of seniors whose eyesight is a long way off from perfect 20/20 vision interacting with the internet is a different sort of activity. A recent Gizmodo article entitled, "How Blind People See the Internet" explains the ways in which the visually impaired can utilize the web. ]]> http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/the-internet-where-2020-vision-isnt-always-required/feed 0 http://www.eldergadget.com/elder-friendly-stuff/senior-friendly-guide-product-design-and-visual-accommodation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senior-friendly-guide-product-design-and-visual-accommodation http://www.eldergadget.com/elder-friendly-stuff/senior-friendly-guide-product-design-and-visual-accommodation#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 04:20:46 +0000 Max Baumgarten http://www.eldergadget.com/?p=9380 How can product designers create senior friendly products that rectify problems related to vision accommodation? If an object is created with multiple displays, having displays at different depths can confuse the viewer. We don’t want that. So to create a product with elder friendly features, all of the displays should be placed at an equal [...]]]> http://www.eldergadget.com/elder-friendly-stuff/senior-friendly-guide-product-design-and-visual-accommodation/feed 0 http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-features-guide-product-design-and-contrast-detection?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senior-friendly-features-guide-product-design-and-contrast-detection http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-features-guide-product-design-and-contrast-detection#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 22:07:57 +0000 Max Baumgarten http://www.eldergadget.com/?p=9428 While the ability to detect contrast declines with age, product designers can make elder friendly products to compensate for the loss. Texts should be presented with either black letters over a white background or white letters over a black background. It’s also important that designer’s do not use colors that are too close together on [...]]]> http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-features-guide-product-design-and-contrast-detection/feed 1 http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-design-guide-useful-field-of-view?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senior-friendly-design-guide-useful-field-of-view http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-design-guide-useful-field-of-view#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 00:49:53 +0000 Max Baumgarten http://www.eldergadget.com/?p=9502 To create a product with elder friendly features, it is important that a product's essential features corresponds with the user's optimal view. Essential features should be centralized, not on the periphery.]]> http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-design-guide-useful-field-of-view/feed 0 http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-design-guide-motion-perception?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senior-friendly-design-guide-motion-perception http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-design-guide-motion-perception#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 14:00:24 +0000 Max Baumgarten http://www.eldergadget.com/?p=9511 This one is a toughie: there is no obvious remedy for designers to help seniors with limited motion perception. Designers could try to stress movements and motions; for example, with an elder friendly computer, the movement of the mouse would be bold, pronounced, and easily detectable. Yet, not all objects can be amended in this [...]]]> http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-design-guide-motion-perception/feed 1 http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/austrailian-scientists-unveil-bionic-eye-prototype?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=austrailian-scientists-unveil-bionic-eye-prototype http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/austrailian-scientists-unveil-bionic-eye-prototype#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:32:08 +0000 ZBarangan http://www.eldergadget.com/?p=13762 This week, Australian scientists unveiled the prototype of a bionic eye that could potentially help restore sight to those with failing vision. The project, which is being funded by the Australian government, hopes to have the first full human implant ready by the year 2013. ]]> http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/austrailian-scientists-unveil-bionic-eye-prototype/feed 0 http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/directv-to-introduce-3d-channels-in-june?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=directv-to-introduce-3d-channels-in-june http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/directv-to-introduce-3d-channels-in-june#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:02:24 +0000 ZBarangan http://www.eldergadget.com/?p=13706 It looks like the 3D revolution is finally making its long-awaited debut into American homes this summer. Direct TV announced that, starting in June, the cable network will carry three channels dedicated to 3D programming. ]]> http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/directv-to-introduce-3d-channels-in-june/feed 0 http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-specific-factors-guide-motion-perception?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senior-specific-factors-guide-motion-perception http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-specific-factors-guide-motion-perception#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:17:05 +0000 Max Baumgarten http://www.eldergadget.com/?p=9733 Relative to the rest of the population at large, seniors have reduced motion perception. Research on senior citizens and motion perception have found that compromised perception of motion negatively effects an ability to drive. Because seniors are less likely to detect collisions before they happen, they are more prone to unfortunate accidents.]]> http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-specific-factors-guide-motion-perception/feed 0 http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-features-guide-motion-perception?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senior-friendly-features-guide-motion-perception http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-features-guide-motion-perception#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:01:02 +0000 Max Baumgarten http://www.eldergadget.com/?p=9508 Motion perception is your brain’s ability to detect external movements and objects. In other words, if your eyes are able to see some sort of object, then your motion perception has picked up and registered that image.]]> http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/senior-friendly-features-guide-motion-perception/feed 0 http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/what-exactly-is-visual-acuity-and-how-do-we-account-for-related-problems?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-exactly-is-visual-acuity-and-how-do-we-account-for-related-problems http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/what-exactly-is-visual-acuity-and-how-do-we-account-for-related-problems#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:30:12 +0000 Max Baumgarten http://www.eldergadget.com/?p=9231 The older you get, the harder it is to accurately perceive an image. The best known measure of reliable eyesight is visual acuity, your vision’s sharpness. As the brain’s visual pathways deteriorate, visual acuity, along with the ability to resolve detail, decreases.]]> http://www.eldergadget.com/vision/what-exactly-is-visual-acuity-and-how-do-we-account-for-related-problems/feed 1