iPod Classic

Product Category: 
MP3 Players

All of the iPods made by Apple make use of modern styling and minimal design. There is potential for these devices to be used by seniors, but for now the jury is still out on iPods.

At TouchBrite we have not fully tested the iPod's ability to be used easily be seniors. Help us determine the feasibility of these deivces for seniors by sharing your input with us.

The standard iPods can be purchased with either 30GBs or 80GBs of space. These devices can store a myriad of content types. Store photos, TV shoes, podcasts, vidcasts, audio books, videos, and more. iPods are a great way to keep all of your digital media in one place. The specific features of the standard iPod are:

Capacity

  • 30GB or 80GB hard drive
  • Holds as many as 7,500 (30GB) or 20,000 songs (80GB) in 128-Kbps AAC format
  • Holds as many as 25,000 iPod-viewable photos
  • Holds as many as 40 hours (30GB) or up to 100 hours (80GB) of video4
  • Stores data via USB hard drive

Other Features

  • Earphones are included
  • Requires downloading iTunes
  • Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
  • Charging via USB or FireWire to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)
  • Displays on a 2.5-inch (diagonal) QVGA transflective, over 65,000-color liquid crystal display with white LED backlight



Help us determine the user friendliness of this device and also the iTunes system that is required to operate the iPod.

Link To Product on Amazon: 

Apple iPod classic 120 GB Silver (6th Generation)

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Comments

Not suitable

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 05:41.

For visually-imppaired: Display is too small and contrast on play icons too low.
For arthritic/PD/MS: device too slim, difficult to grasp also touch-screen might not give enough tactile feedback.