ClarityLife C900 caters to old people, pwns the Jitterbug

by Darren Murph, posted Nov 12th 2008 at 8:02PM

There are phones for the geriatric set, and then there's the ClarityLife C900. This mobile makes no bones about what it is -- a dead simple candybar that's meant to easily place / receive calls and give owners access to an impossible-to-miss red emergency button. It also boasts large buttons for easy dialing, a large backlit screen with humongous text, a fierce vibrating ringer, inbuilt flashlight and a speaker that's "twice as loud" as an ordinary cellphone. Ironically, there's two full paragraphs explaining how to actually get a SIM card from your preferred carrier, so there's still a learning curve to overcome. At least Clarity makes the process of handing over $269.99 as easy as possible.

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Filed under: Handsets, Others, GSM

Tags: adults, Clarity, ClarityLife, ClarityLife C900, ClaritylifeC900, gsm, senior, seniors, simple

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Paul @ Nov 12th 2008 8:28PM

So I'm sure this should be obvious, but since the geriatric set know only how to dial numbers, where are they? Do you have to somehow maintain and utilize a phonebook?? If so, this is a non-starter. Even my sixty-something dad can't maintain a phonebook on his phone.

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MTM @ Nov 13th 2008 3:45AM

This is clearly a rebranding of Emporia Life, which is a slider and hence have large numerical buttons.

http://www.handys-mobile.de/img/emporia_life.jpg

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Michael S @ Nov 13th 2008 1:01AM

I think they should replace their tag line "Amplifying Your Life" with "Face It, You're Old."

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derX @ Nov 13th 2008 1:47AM

"a fierce vibrating ringer" =xDDD

Never have I seen a combination of those words and in that order.

Dude, you DEFINITELY get points for fierce-usage.

Also, "Ironically, there's two full paragraphs explaining how to actually get a SIM card from your preferred carrier, so there's still a learning curve to overcome." Yeah, that totally seals the deal.