Telikin® – a simpler, easy to use touchscreen computer for seniors, the elderly and their families.

What the Experts Say…

• “Nothing comes close to Telikin”
  We have been studying this field for over five years… More 

  “ …and testing various computers, nothing comes close to Telikin. With its intuitive and structured menu of applications and clear-cut user interface, Telikin is the first computer truly made for baby boomers and older.”

  Jean Coppola, PhD - Professor of Gerontechnology, Pace University

• “One touch away from anything you want to do” Watch Video 

  Jim Miller - Savvy Senior, NBC & SavvySenior.org | KFOR TV

• “Computing without the Learning Curve‚ Boston Globe: Tech Lab” More 

  “To judge by the eightysomethings at my church who pester me for technology advice, you're never too old to start using computers, although statistics suggest otherwise. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, less than a third of US citizens over the age of 75 ever go online.
  
  A Pennsylvania company called Venture 3 Systems LLC figures that's because today's personal computers are just too difficult to use. Well, they've certainly solved that problem. Their new Telikin, priced at $699 or $999, is a desktop device that serves up all the pleasures of the Internet, with hardly any of the frustration.
  
  Telikin attacks the problem from two angles. Like everybody else, seniors find computer software confusing and hard to operate.
  
  Older users also must cope with fading eyesight and trembling fingers, which make it hard to read tiny on-screen menus or steer a computer mouse.
  
  So Venture 3 bought and adapted a bunch of touchscreen computers made by Micro-Star International Co. of Taiwan. The touchscreen means that users can bypass the mouse and tap onscreen icons to control vital features. As for software, Telikin abandoned Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system, replacing it with its own secret sauce, a customized version of the free Linux operating system.
  
  That means that standard Windows programs, from Microsoft Office to Modern Warfare 2, won't run on the Telikin.
  
  But on the upside, Telikin features a bold, simple user interface that's far easier for beginners than any Windows box. Users get painless, instant access to the computer's most valuable services simply by touching a few on-screen icons.
  
  At start-up, you see the latest news headlines, the weather, notices of any incoming messages, and even a lovely landscape photo and an inspiring quote for the day. Along the left edge of the screen are icons to activate Telikin's key features. Touch an icon, and there's your e-mail box. Touch another, and you see a selection of popular websites about news, weather, entertainment, or religion. Pick the site you want, and a simplified version of the Firefox browser brings it to you. Want to video chat with the grandkids? Another icon launches the Skype Internet chat service and a directory of friends and relatives. A webcam and microphone are built into the MSI computer; touch the screen to place the call. I found video resolution to be mediocre, but the sound quality was excellent.
  
  The Telikin (Touch) has a 320-gigabyte hard drive (500GB in Telikin Elite) for saving important documents, photos, and videos, and its built-in DVD drive lets it double as a movie player. It's easily connected to any home broadband system with an Ethernet port or a built-in Wi-Fi wireless system."

  Hiawatha Bray - Boston Globe Staff | Tops in Tech | August 25, 2011

• “For many Baby Boomers‚ the perfect device to get and stay connected.”
  Telikin has an elegant solution… More 

  “…for keeping in touch with its easy to use all-in-one computer.”

  Jessica McKenna - National Girl Gadgets Examiner

• “Touch Screens are the New Mouse‚ AARP Review: Telikin Computer”
  Keep the fun part of personal computing… More 

  “… - the Web browsing, e-mail, calendar, photo sharing, games and video chat - and lose the complexity and virus risk. Deliver it all in an 18.6-inch touch-screen device and you have the Telikin Computer, a pleasure both for the recipient who's intimidated by the typical PC, and the family member tasked with providing tech support.
  
  Running custom Linux software instead of the standard Windows or Mac OS, the Telikin doesn't lack for features, including a 320-gigabyte hard drive, 4 USB ports, a memory card reader, wired keyboard and mouse. It's available now for $699 from the company website, and soon at retail stores.

  Steve Morgenstern - AARP | Tops in Tech | January 12, 2011

What Our Customers Say…

• “Telikin brings the people I care about just a touchscreen away.” More 

  “The Telikin has had a major impact on my life. Using a computer is so much easier now with the touch screen, as I have limited use of my hand. I am on my computer every day video chatting with family and friends, watching movies, surfing the web, and sharing photos. The Telikin has helped me to stay connected and I can’t imagine not having it. I was introduced to The Telikin when our rehabilitation department at United Hebrew of New Rochelle invited me to be part of a research project with the Telikin company. I loved it so much, I called a relative and he bought me one and donated two to United Hebrew. They are in the library and now other residents can enjoy them too. Thanks Telikin, for creating a computer that brings the people I care about just a touchscreen away.”

  Pam L. - Telikin Owner

• “I proudly show off my Telikin and would recommend it to anyone!!!” More 

  “The look of the Telikin is great! The extra large, sleek, picture frame–like monitor attracted me right away. It’s easy to clean touch screen is fun and helps to reduce the carpel tunnel discomfort that I get after being on a computer.
  I love the simplicity of my Telikin and how easy it is to navigate each function. The extra steps that I normally had to go through in order to search the web are eliminated with the quick links. A touch of a button brings me where I need to go. The calendar feature is so easy to use and I really appreciate the reminders on the notice board.
  Having my own personal digital picture frame right there on the screen is great. I love walking past my Telikin and seeing my family and friends, so much better then a screen saver! The video chat, email, contacts and photos features keep me easily in touch with everyone. I proudly show off my Telikin and would recommend it to anyone!!!”

  Laura D. - Telikin Owner

• “The support is excellent and I strongly recommend this product.” More 

  “I have been using Telikin for three months and find it to be relatively easy to operate for a novice using a computer. Information is very clear to understand and the screen is very bright and easy to see. The support from Venture Three is excellent and I strongly recommend this product.”

  Walter Z. - Telikin owner

• “I love Telikin! Telikin is easy to read and to use!” More 

  “I love Telikin! Telikin is easy to read and to use! I get photo updates from my children and grandchildren all the time.”

  Janet F. - Telikin owner

• “…where do you find these nice, polite, and knowledgeable people?” More 

  “You must keep them hidden somewhere, because I can't find the same kind of service anywhere else. Thanks again, please pass along my gratitude to technical support for their patience! Best regards, ”

  Bonnie H. - Telikin Owner

• “I love this Telikin and its simplicity” More 

  “Thanks so much to tech support for all their help and patience with me. I love this Telikin and its simplicity…Thanks again! ”

  JoAnn D. - Telikin Owner

Amazon Reviews…

•   “Excellent Design for Target Market Segment…my mother…had been using MSN WEB-TV…” - More 

  “Others will cover functional details better than I can. This review will focus instead upon my experience in purchasing this product for my mother, who is now 90 years old. She had been using MSN WEB-TV for the past eight years or so, but locally it had become too slow. She wanted something better and had planned to purchase a laptop and cable internet on her own.
  
  While my mom is pretty smart, she has never commanded a mouse and she has pretty severe arthritis, so I knew I had to seek an alternative. That was to be the Telikin.
  Over the past 10 years, I have purchased three laptops. The first two each cost $2500+. The most resent, an ASUS, was around $700, and so I figured I could afford to spend that much on mom even though I didn't have a good track record and only the word of Rachel Ray to go on. I wanted to wait a few more years to see how this start-up company would pan out, but I realized my mom was 90, and I wanted her to have it now to enjoy it while she can.
  
  So that's what went into this leap of faith. I wasn't disappointed, Rachel Ray. It is "the coolest thing ever.” at least so far.
  
  The design is very beautiful; you can put it anywhere you might place a photo-frame. It has a huge 18.5" touch-screen display with beautiful, bright color and resolution, including integral speakers, camera, and microphone; video-chat ready. And the computer is part of the touch display. A nice white, color-coordinated keyboard and mouse are included, but my mom loves the touch screen.
  
  While it has dual processors, 2GB RAM, and a 350GB HD, this computer isn't about number crunching. If you are into multivariate statistics, this isn't for you. But if you are mainly interested in surfing the net, e-mails, facebook, pictures and videos, keeping up with friends and relatives, tracking the weather and the news, watching DVD's in HDR, and watching your calendar of events, then this might just be the computer for you and your family, regardless of your age(s).
  
  Along the left side of the touch-sensitive display, you have the following selections: Home, Video Chat, EMail, Photos, Calendar, Contacts, Weather, News, Web, Games (nice selection), and...
  
  "More" which includes currently a calculator, units converter, DVD player, File Manager, PDF reader, stopwatch, and timer (many of these useful in cooking, which may in part explain Rachel's reaction.)
  
  Within 24 hours, my 90 year old mom was loving this device. She is even committed to trying to learn how to control a mouse, but she realizes that is irrelevant to using this system. At every screen, she can use the + and - magnification icons to enlarge the screen when necessary for her, and everything is legible and accessible. But "easy to use" is the key point, not necessarily "elderly". This will be well received by anyone who wishes to use a computer for the above applications.
  
  You cannot download applications software. The trade-off is, in part, you don't have to worry about viruses at all, and the seller updates yours software for you. But it is strictly limited to the applications provided, though one has unlimited access to web surfing insofar as I can see."
  
  Update: 2 Weeks (July 2011)
  "Update after two weeks: My mom is loving this computer. No issues. She called customer service once to make a suggested improvement, and they told her it would be imminent and automatic. Even just after we got it installed, her voice over the phone sounded so much more up-beat. My sisters and everyone who calls her said so. I am so glad we got this for her. What a great product; what a wonderful company. We're now talking with the nursing home where my wife's father recently passed away to see about getting a couple of these put in there in his name. I'm tellin' ya; this is a great design, and I know it will go far. But I want to emphasize yet again, when people have come over and tried mom's computer, they say, "Geez! This is better than our computer." And they are like, you know, middle-aged folks. So this isn't just a computer for older folks, it is, like I said before, finally a realization of design concept for everyone that finally will realize the main purposes we all use these devices. This is a great device for any family."
  
  Update: 3 Months (October 2011) Stardate October 16, 2011:
  "Just left Mom's house. She says this is the best thing she's ever had. 91 years old young. Me and my sisters are able to send her photos, video conference, send all the video links... It's wonderful. And she has used the great technical support from Teliken on her own and reports are they are so very helpful. So I think this is an amazing piece of technology, not just for the elderly, but also for families who want to have a "family-friendly" central computer that is totally accessible to everyone and safe from viruses etc. This is it."
  
  Comments:
  "As of today, many months later, thank God mom is still alive. She is so much appreciating the ability to live in her home independently at 91 years and we get and send her e-mails daily and picutres and videos on the net. And she has had great support from the folkes a Teliken. I'm just so happy they have provided this technology to us so that we can make it available to Mom to keep in touch from Chicago to Ohio in her later years. The Teliken is an amazing and so well implemented design. It really is. ”

    Chicago John - Amazon Review (June 30,2011)

•   “Great Buy!” - More 

  
  “Purchased the Telikin after reading an article / review in our local newspaper... This desktop computer delivers what they say... User and senior friendly, easy to set-up and go! My mother is a first time computer user, and is very pleased with Telikin. ”

    Shari L. Martin (Honolulu, HI) - Amazon Verified Purchase (July 6, 2011)

•   “Great for 90-Year Old Mother-in-Law!” - More 

  “My husband's elderly mother wanted a "simple computer" so she could use email and the Internet to stay in touch with family and friends after moving from one coast to the other recently. She is not at all technically adept and had only a little experience using a computer in the past fifteen years. We didn't think there was a "simple computer" and had resigned ourselves to trying to help her learn PC basics, and then we read about Telikin. Wow--it sounded too good to be true! We ordered it for her. My husband has done most of the "training" and helping her learn how to use it, but so far she has been emailing successfully, checking news and weather around the country, saving photo attachments to her albums--and she has only had it for a couple weeks! As she becomes more confident, he will help her do more with it. The touch screen and easy navigating are just what she needed as she had a good bit of trouble navigating with the mouse. At this point, we couldn't be happier with the Telikin. ”

    MaryinOLY - Amazon Review (August 31, 2011)

MSN TV and WebTV Subscribers:

Microsoft is no longer offering MSN TV or WebTV to new customers, Telikin is the perfect full-featured alternative. Like WebTV, Telikin provides Email, Web Browsing, News, Weather, Entertainment and adds full computer capabilities including Video Chat, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, DVD and CD player, Games and more. Telikin's easy to use touchscreen and intuitive interface makes it an excellent upgrade from WebTV.

Best of all, regular software updates are free!

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