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Reply to "Apple Launches new products. I am getting the 4K apple TV and the iPhone X. What will you be getting ?"

Gilbakka posted: 

Point taken. Here's a nice fact about 66-year-old Gilbakka. Despite a serious stroke 5 years ago and limited mobility up to now, my brain/memory remains excellent. I know by heart my 2 debit cards and two credit cards numbers, my 14-digit library card number etc. On top of that, despite leaving Guyana 21 years ago I remember my national ID number and my NIS number. Numbers aside, I can recall family/personal events from way back in 1954 when I was 3 years old. Also, I remember when my parents took me and my little sisters to Erlo Cinema at Uitvlugt Front in 1958 to see an Indian movie, "Amardeep", with the comedian Johnny Walker playing a role. It was the first movie I watched. Thank God I don't need a phone's reminder function yet.

To each his own, it is apparent that you never fully utilized all the functionality of a smart phone prior to retirement, so it is not to be expected that you should do so after retirement.  But younger generation will not discard their smart phone when they get older, it is a useful tool that empowers if used properly. For instance we have a 75 year old today in my tennis group who uses the doodle app to schedule matches. You can learn languages on the smart phone via interactive apps. You are only limited by your imagination as to how you can use a smart phone in your later days. If you are the adventurous type you can harness the gps facility of the smart phones on hikes off the beaten path to find points of interest etc. 

FM
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