The ClarityLife C900 succeeds in so many places that the iPhone fails that it’s not even funny. First of all, it’s unlocked and, at $269.95, it’s not that much more expensive than an iPhone with a two-year contract. Once you get to a certain age, locking into contracts is silly. As my ninety-one-year-old grandmother says when asked about remarrying, “What’s the point?” The same can be said for cell phone contracts.
Second, the ClarityLife C900 has a ringer that’s “twice as loud as an ordinary cell phone,” which oughta scare the bejesus out of anybody under the age of 60 while providing optimal ring volume for our beloved seniors. Oh, and lest you think that the phone simply rings when a call’s coming in, the blaze-orange LCD also flashes like mad and the phone vibrates as though the old folks’ home sat atop the San Andreas fault.
Third, the phone has only four ginormous buttons and none of that fancy, convoluted, voodoo multi-touch stuff. Just some good, old fashioned button mashing.
And not to be outdone by Apple, there is, of course, “one more thing.”
On the back of the phone is a red, heart-shaped emergency button. Press it, and the C900 “calls and sends text messages to five pre-programmed numbers,” cycling through each contact until someone picks up. Boom. Mind blown? I know.
Now all Clarity needs to do is add a flashlight feature to the phone and – whoa, whoa, whoa, I spoke too soon. It’s got a built-in flashlight. I’ll be damned. Mind blown again.
ClarityLife C900 Amplified Mobile Phone [ClarityProducts.com]
I hope that there is a special way of hitting that heart button, because otherwise it’s gonna get a lot of bad hits being in a pocket with keys and stuff.
The heart-shaped button on the back is recessed. Also, you have to hold the button down for three seconds in order to activate it. I work for Clarity, so I’m familiar with the product.
That looks nice – but where are the buttons with the numbers on them? Is this anything like the Cinco phone? (press the button nine times for the number “9″ etc.)
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The C900 is a slider cell phone – much like the Motorola RIZR Z3 or the Ericcson T303. A large keypad slides out of the bottom when needed.
This looks very interesting. I am not a senior (yet), but I am legally blind and have been so all my life. I currently use a Nokia 6125 that has a large font option, but this new Clarity may be a true blessing. I also live in Canada, so hopefully it can be used on the Rogers GSM Network. Thanks so much for this. I will investigate further.
- David in Saskatchewan
what if you hit the heart button and you don’t have any credit to send messages??
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I’m glad to see a cell phone with these features for those with vision and hearing loss, especially the amplification, large buttons, and flashlight. However, for this price, why doesn’t this phone include voice dialing and spoken menus? Those two features, especially the voice dialing, are standard on most cell phones these days and would make it considerably easier for those with low or no vision to make calls. Spoken menus would also be extremely helpful for those who can’t see or have trouble reading them on the screen.
This phone is a great start, but I’d like to see the features above added in the next version.
where can i purchase a new clarity cell phone in the fort lauderdale, florida area
do you have a phone numer we can call to talk to a live person and order the phone?