The instructions on the camera are clear two buttons urge you to tap to record video, or tap to capture photo. The Photos section has two tabs: Camera and My Album. The chat interface allows users to add photographs too.
It covers voice and video calls, and you can call or message Acorn’s support team for help from this section too. Talk brings you to shortcuts for your contacts, messages, emails and calls, with the latter only possible between the tablet and other Acorn users – family, friends with the companion app who you have added to your list of contact. You can also access local content – news or public events, for example, and add them to your calendar for the future – from that main screen. Tap that and you get an overview of your day – what time it is, what the weather forecast is, notifications to deal with. There are four main menu options: talk, photos, calendar and explore, with an Acorn button in the centre. It’s in the software, with a simple layout and plenty of guidance for those less familiar with technology. You can pick up extra accessories from the Acorn store online.īut the main strength of the tablet isn’t its accessories or hardware. In the box with the review unit we got a stand for the tablet – very useful – and a pen that also doubles as a stylus.
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It comes with version 8.1 of the software preloaded.
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The Acorn is an Android tablet underneath, with 32GB of storage and a 10.1 inch screen. The concept is a simple one: take a tablet, put a custom operating system on top and make it easy for users to access most common tasks, such as taking photos or contacting their family. It's into this market that Irish company Cliffrun Media has launched Acorn, a tablet that aims to connect the older generation.
A number of tech companies have been targeting this market successfully Doro, for example, has a number of smartphones aimed at the older consumer, with larger buttons, louder ring tones and simpler menus.
Technology is great for levelling the playing field, but what happens when it doesn’t? If you’ve grown up using smartphones, tablets and other devices, it can be difficult to remember that not everyone has the same experience and affinity with technology.īut there are ways around that.