An information appliance (IA) is an appliance that is designed to easily perform a specific electronic function such as playing music, photography, or editing text.[1][2]
Typical examples are smartphones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). Information appliances partially overlap in definition with, or are sometimes referred to as, smart devices, embedded systems, mobile devices or wireless devices.
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