I always laugh when I hear that oldsters have trouble with technology. I know several age 70+ people who use iPads and iPhones, abandoning their offices full of laptops, notebooks, and desktops.
I had to put this in. One of my patients that was in the hospital recently was 85. He goes to dialysis 3 times a week (over 3 hrs each time) and they have wifi at his dialysis center. He enjoys Netflix , hulu plus and other apps. Really improves his quality of life for that 9 hours a week. He played with his iPad while at the hospital as well.
I'm 17 and I got my IPad 2 as a "just because" present from my parents.
Its the second best thing they've given me,the first is my darling pomeranian of course.