Baby Boomers - keeping up with technology.

The following article was found to be quite interesting since it was sent to me by a teenaged grandchild. I guess they do think about us once in a while, even though we think they don't.



Anyway, here it is for your perusal.



Baby Boomers are Embracing High Tech
(ARA) – Today’s Baby Boomers are the first generation to grow up with television and contrary to popular opinion, recent studies show they are still the generation most likely to embrace new technology.

In other words, Boomers are more likely than the younger generations to have a high definition television (HDTV), iPod, digital video recorders (DVRs) and subscription to satellite service.

The reason they stay on or ahead of the curve is simple -- demographics show they tend to have higher household incomes, are college-educated and have more disposable income. Boomers also spend more time researching the latest trends and innovations.

Simply stated, Boomers have the want, the means and the know-how to create their own techno-savvy world. So, what are they looking for?

TV Land recently conducted a “Joy of Tech study” that identified three key factors Boomers look for when buying new technology, specifically for the home theater -- a luxury that has changed significantly over the past several decades. Their priorities include:

Content & Quality
Programming options with a large variety for the entire family (news, documentaries, weather, sports, movies, shows for the younger generation) and the excellent picture and sound quality of high definition televisions (HDTVs).

The price of HDTVs is on the decline and the Consumer Electronics Association estimates that 16 million HDTV sets will be shipped to U.S. stores this year making these high-end sets more affordable and more accessible. Boomers who have done their research and want the most out of their HDTV investment will also seek out HDTV channels like the National Geographic Channel HD, Discovery HD Theater and more to make the investment in HD worthwhile. Satellite TV provider DISH Network has these popular channels and many others and offers the largest lineup of national HD channels today with 32, as well as hundreds of all-digital standard definition channels.

Convenience
The convenience of being able to record shows to watch later and cut commercials.

Boomers also want control of their TV and the ultimate in convenience like the digital video recorder (DVR) that allows them to control when and how they watch their favorite TV shows. Satellite TV viewers like DISH Network subscribers use the DVR to speed through commercials and record their favorite shows to watch whenever they want. Want the 6 o’clock news at 7:34 p.m.? You got it. And because DISH Network has one of the highest-ranked high definition (HD) DVRs on the market and the most national HD channels, Boomers will get their favorite programs in stunning HD combined with the ultimate convenience of a DVR.

For more information, or to sign up for service, log on to http://www.dishnetwork.com/. DVRs come standard with the DishDVR Advantage Package and the HD/DVR receiver, the ViP622, is free to new customers.

Courtesy of ARAcontent

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Boomers-Bloomers & Seniors

Sure, I know - you could have come up with a better title then that! But, there's a method to my madness. I anguished over a title for this blog for so long, I just decided to use something about the audience I was seeking.

Oh yeah, the web site, too. O.k. one thing at a time. The quickest and easiest is the explaination about the audience I was seeking. Two out of three of the title words have been used by almost everyone at sometime. Boomers - the name adopted for the adults born after WW II. And Seniors - everybody knows who they are.

Ahh, my specialized title - Bloomers!! I use this term for those that have not quite reached the age that AARP is accepting. They were born after WW 2, but long enough after to be too young to be classified as BOOMERS. Therefore, they have not earned the "L" for Living Long Enough.
So there. Now you have it.

Now, the web site name. Let me explain, I originally used the name ARGUS for a company I once started. It was sort of an acronym created from the first initials of my families names. DON'T ASK WHAT THEIR NAMES ARE.

After that company was sold and I could not use that name any more, I remembered reading something about Argus in GREEK MYTHOLOGY! Sooo, I search further and found their version of my acronym. They had that name "Argus Panoptes or Argos (Άργος)". IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO READ ABOUT GREEK MYTHOLOGY...check out WIKIPEDIA.com.

So now that I have put you to sleep as Hermes did to Argus, [if you get into it at Wikipedia, you will probably figured out why that name] if not one more clue.

YOU HAVEN'T!

All right, I'll tell you. We are attempting to be like ARGUS having 100 eyes watching all types of goings on NATIONALLY, as well as all age and life styles of as many as we can.

No, we are not going after the teen through thirty-something age brackets with this blog. We'll reserve that category for another entry. From my observations that age group has enough on their plate as it is. One quick comment about that group and then I promise not to ever approach it again, well maybe not ever.

Here it is.

During my lifetime I have listened to Rag time, Jazz, Country, Folk, Rock & Roll, and almost every other kind of MUSIC that has been published, but honestly, I just can't understand how we ended up with so many different musical classifications or get into - what they call - Hip Hop or Rap? AND being a former musician, I have really tried.

But, as long as everyone is happy with what they listen to, so be it.

O.k. that's it.