Design Idea IV

Many eldery people are very familiar with the use and controls of their tv, however, are less familiar with new technology such as home computers and the internet. My idea is to combine the familiarity of the tv with the new technology of the internet. Due to the complexity of the internet the tv will only allow limited use, however, if a specific domain is set up for such an idea, we can open the internet up to a new generation, or more accurately the older generations.

Each community will have independant sites, whereby the tv conrol with be used to either select a topic or navigate to the next screen. Within the sites the user is able to view what is happening within the community, local news and any articles that may be relevant. This will enable the older generations to find out about societies and other opportunities to venture out of their homes as well as any announcements that they would otherwise miss.

Another aspect of the technology would allow for the more advanced users to logon to the internet via their computer and personalise the sites - choosing what information they want to see more of -adding it to their homepage.

Although rather simple this could bring the advantages younger generations have from the internet to tv screens, pushing new technologies to the boundaries to incorporate a greater proportion of society.