Tech Adoption and Senior Citizens

I was recently looking at a recent Pew Research Center report abut tech adoption by seniors and it stated that 40% of American adults ages 65+ own a smartphone now. At the same time, more than 2/3rds of seniors now use the Internet which is a 55% increase from 20000. And as the chart below states, 51% now have some form of broadband in their homes.

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Tim Bajarin

Tim Bajarin is the President of Creative Strategies, Inc. He is recognized as one of the leading industry consultants, analysts and futurists covering the field of personal computers and consumer technology. Mr. Bajarin has been with Creative Strategies since 1981 and has served as a consultant to most of the leading hardware and software vendors in the industry including IBM, Apple, Xerox, Compaq, Dell, AT&T, Microsoft, Polaroid, Lotus, Epson, Toshiba and numerous others.