It's a freqently asked question: which mobile phone can I get for an elderly relative -- or, indeed, anyone with impaired vision? In a recent reply in Ask Jack (Choosing a phone for grandpa), I mentiond the Emporia Life phone from Austria, which has been covered on the BBC's web site.
Among the many responses was an email from Roger Bessent from the RNIB, saying that it will soon be available from the RNIB and Communic8. "Stock should be available for its launch at the end of June. It has not been advertised yet as it requires reboxing and a change of the charger type for the UK market." The RNIB price is £145 plus VAT.
I haven't tried this phone so I don't know whether it's any good or not. However, it seems to me there is a huge gap in the market and it is not being served by Nokia, Motorola and other large mobile phone suppliers. It will be interesting to see if the Emporia Life can profit from that.
