When it comes to high tech for young and hip, smaller is better. But the Good Housekeeping Institute has found that when it comes to tech products for the elderly, bigger is better.

Many elderly people have vision problems. But the Good Housekeeping Institute says it's found a few tech gadgets that are designed specifically to deal with this.

"We were looking for products that are marketed toward the elderly, especially for areas of vision and hearing loss.," says Stacy Genovese, Engineering Director, Good Housekeeping Institute. "So we found some great phones and a great remote control. We brought them back here. We tested them at the institute, and then we tested them with some elderly people at a senior center.

Compact-sized cordless phones can be a problem for senior citizens because it can be hard to read the numbers and letters. Thats why the Clarity C430 cordless phone caught the eye of the Good Housekeeping Institute.

"This is a cordless phone that has extra big buttons and an amplification button to jack up the volume of the incoming call to the handset. It also has red lights that light up whenever you get an incoming call. And it has big buttons for fire, police and emergency pre-dialing," says Genovese.

The Ameriphone Amplified Photo Phone P-300 is also easy on the eyes. This is a corded phone that has buttons that are twice as big as a normal phone," says Genovese. "It also has red lights that light up when a phone call comes in. But its memory buttons accept pictures. You can put pictures of your family in it and you just press that face and it dials that person.

And the Tek Partner Universal Remote Control makes it easy for seniors to find the shows they want to watch. The oversized buttons light up when they're touched. The Good Housekeeping Institute tested the Tek Partner remote for durability and found that it still operated properly after being dropped repeatedly.

Another tip: Good Housekeeping says that older people with hearing problems might want to get an alarm clock that vibrates to wake you up, if you put it under your pillow. You can also get a portable device to vibrate when the doorbell rings.

For more high-tech tips, check out the November issue of Good Housekeeping, or visit www.goodhousekeeping.com.