Are you comfortable using technology?

By Carol Marak – Aging Matters

Americans ages 60 and older spend over 4 hours a day on their TVs, computers, tablets or other electronic devices, says Pew Research. Screen time has increased for this age group and the rise is apparent across genders and education levels. The increase in screen time coincides with significant growth in the adoption of digital technology by older Americans. In 2000, 14% of the same group were Internet users; now 73% are.

And about half (53%) of people 65 and older are smartphone owners.

Older adults embrace high-tech and digital developers want very much to market their platforms and tools to this age group. The most popular ones are the wearables that monitor blood pressure […]

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