Savvy Senior columnist Jim Miller recently appeared on CNBC demonstrating new technology gadgets for aging baby boomers. The segment is part of an ongoing series called “Boomer Nation,” targeting the 78 million U.S. baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964. To watch the segment, visit www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13717757 and click on the “CNBC VIDEO.” The items featured in the segment included:

Jitterbug cellphone (gojitterbug.com): Tired of those undersized cell phones that are hard to see and confusing to operate? The Jitterbug (made by Samsung) is a new, simplified cellphone that offers large buttons, easy-to-read text, a cushion that cups around your ear to improve sound quality and much more. They will also be offering the OneTouch cellphone that has three preprogrammed buttons if you just want the security of having a cell phone in your car, purse or pocket for an emergency. Available in the fall, $125 - $150, with a monthly service fee between $10 - $30.

Oticon Delta hearing aid (my-delta.com): This is definitely not your grandfather’s hearing aid! The Delta is a new hearing aid that combines cutting edge technology with contemporary design to attract image-conscious, technology-savvy Baby Boomers. Delta is ideal for this active generation who is experiencing light to moderate hearing loss and need to boost speech understanding in difficult listening situations. Available is 17 colors from Cabernet red to a leopard-skin pattern. Currently available, the Delta sells for $1,700 to $3,000 – depending on the features.

Brain Age (brainage.com): Exercise is the key to good health, both for body and mind-and now there's a way to make mental exercise simple, fun, even competitive. Brain Age offers is a series of mind-boosting games to help stimulate your brain and give it the workout it needs like solving simple math problems, counting people going in and out of a house simultaneously, drawing pictures on the touch screen, and reading classic literature out loud. The games are played on a palm-sized Nintendo DS game unit ($19.99 for Brain Age, $129 for the unit; www.nintendo.com).

BioTrainer (biotrainerusa.com): Need a little motivation to help get you moving? The BioTrainer may be just the solution. Unlike a pedometer, which just counts steps, this new exercise monitor tracks every motion your body makes 40 times a second -- whether you're walking the dog or loading the dishwasher – and calculates your calories burned. It doesn’t however work for resistance training such as weight lifting. Typically worn on the waistband, the BioTrainer is about the size of a pager and provides a LCD display. Price: $49.95. For an extra $10 a month, you can track the calories you consume and burn through their online monitoring system.