New York Times technology columnist David Pogue included the Jitterbug cell phone in his 2006 Top 10 Gadgets List, in an article titled “Brilliant Ideas That Found a Welcome” on December 28, 2006. Calling it “The Uncomplicated Cellphone,” Pogue complimented the Jitterbug phone with this comment:
“Its Jitterbug phone is a big finger-friendly flip phone with huge light-up number buttons, no nested menus at all, and — get this — a simulated dial tone.”
Other gadgets included in Pogue’s 2006 Top 10 Gadgets are:
- The Flash-Drive Fuel Gauge
- The Magnetic Power Cord
- The Two-Stage Flash
- A Radio Record Button
- Music Beaming
- The Video-Game Workout
- The Trackpearl
- The Face Finder
- Point Without Pointing (voice recognition)
Read the article here.
The Uncomplicated Cellphone