Baby Boomers Embracing Electronic Gadgetry
Posted October 7, 2007
| Call it fear. Call it function fatigue. Either way, an increasing number of baby boomers say they’ve had it up to here with new technology. Some try and say they can’t master the small, complicated gadgets that young people love so. Others say they won’t even make an attempt without proof that wading through the thick manuals and squinting at small buttons will be worth it. Electronic and high-tech devices are seen as “tools” rather than “resources” by older people. They use new devices to replace older ones, not to do entirely new and exciting things. For example, cell phones can take video, download podcasts and do much more, but many older people still see them as Dick Tracy-type phones that don’t need a landline. |  |
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