Handheld

A handheld (on German and handset called) is a portable electronic device that about batteries or batteries has power and can be used for different applications. It is so small and light that it can be operated in just one hand; hence the name handheld (from English held in the hand ). Handhelds are a subset of mobile devices (portable devices).

The term includes:

• (programmable) pocket calculator (since ~ 1980)
• portable computers with PIM functionality:
  • Electronic organizer
  • Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
  • iPAQ
  • Pocket computer
  • Personal Mobile Tool (short: PMT)
  • Before the advent of laptops , portable computers were also known as handheld computers, such as: B. the Epson HX-20 or the TRS-80 Model 100 .
• Smartphones ( cell phones with advanced functions)
• Tablet computer , iPad
• special data acquisition devices ,
• Handheld consoles (portable game consoles , since 1976)
• portable measuring devices such as B. Multimeter
• portable devices for playing music and movies , such as MP3 players
• Outdoor navigation devices
• GPS receiver

See also

• Pocket computer (disambiguation)
• Portable Calculator (disambiguation)
• portable (disambiguation)