 Easy Phone is a new simple interface for touch screen phones, optimized for old people and seniors. Easy Phone is now KoalaPhone! www.koalaphone.com |
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Most phones have a touch screen display, but their interface is very difficult to use for old people. Seniors have eye & vision problems, but they do not feel old yet! They want to be active, communicate with friends, use a camera. Easy Phone is optimized for simple touch input. All items are large, contacts have photos. The interface is based on a research in CTU in Prague and on many usability tests with old people. |
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Easy Phone looks like a classic feature phone. Lists of contacts, messages and applications are enlarged. It completely replaces system panels and notifications. Interface is very smooth, animated and fully accelerated on a GPU. Easy Phone will be available for Android 2.3 and newer. Tomáš Slavíček, Josef Slavíček support [at] tomasslavicek.cz |
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See it in action!
Research behind this interface
We have performed a qualitative and a quantitative research how old people use their phones, identified their capabilities and summarized recommended accessibility guidelines. We have designed the prototype, tested it and did an empiric evaluation: download the Master's thesis (20 MB)
UX Monday presentation
Slides from the UX Monday talk, Easy Phone - The smartphone for seniors
(in Czech language).