An information appliance (IA) is a device that focuses on handling a particular type of information and related tasks. Typical devices are
smartphones and
PDAs. The term is often confused with
internet appliance, a type of consumer product which accesses services on the Internet. Information appliances may overlap in definition or are sometimes referred to as smart devices, mobile devices, wireless devices, Internet appliances, web appliances, handhelds,
handheld devices or smart handheld devices.
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hardware> (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple
touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure.
[How does this differ from a
PDA?]
(1998-02-24)
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