Technology Adoption and Learning Preferences for Older Adults:

Factors influencing older adults' intention to use virtual fitting room technology during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…Despite the perception that older adults are technologically illiterate, researchers have also found that older adults actively embrace technology and engage in daily activities such as shopping (Pang et al, 2021). With the improvement in technology use, older adults have become a critical target market for online-based services.…”

How do Older Adults Set Up Voice Assistants? Lessons Learned from a Deployment Experience for Older Adults to Set Up Standalone Voice Assistants

“…We focus on the device's setup and onboarding phases that are indispensable for heterogeneous subsequent long-term uses. During this phase, many older adults choose to seek assistance from technical services, their neighbors, or family member, however we believe that setting up devices independently and being able to successfully onboard are critical steps that need to be supported, especially for those who do not have access to such technology support resources [20].…”

“…Due to the fact that they only need to be set up once, they are promising devices in terms of their reduced need for maintenance, which allows users to use them more ubiquitously. However, in order to get through the first step i.e., setting up these devices -older adults often ask for technical support from technicians and family members [20]. Among the most common reason is the need for help to finish "last-mile" tasks (e.g., connecting VAs to the home's WiFi).…”

“…Although a wide variety of research has explored the user experience of VAs for older adults [6,24], no research work looked at the critical onboarding phase, when these devices need to be set up by the older adult. While few prior works (e.g., [20]) have identified specific challenges for older adults when setting up general technologies (e.g., phone and laptop), the insights regarding setting up VAs in particular are still unknown.…”

MyMove: Facilitating Older Adults to Collect In-Situ Activity Labels on a Smartwatch with Speech

“…The smartwatch has a 1.28-inch AMOLED display with a 416 × 416 resolution (328 PPI). To minimize the effort for the initial set up [91], we deployed smartwatches and Samsung A21 smartphones configured in advance. The phone served as an internet hub for the watch and participants did not have to carry it.…”