Definitions for "Information appliance"
A term describing a new range of business and consumer devices that give access to the Internet. They include smart telephones, personal digital assistants, palmtop computers, handheld computers, Web telephones, etc. They represent an important new channel for communication with customers.
A relatively low-cost, easy-to-use, reliable, special-purpose device that obtains and presents, captures and reports, and/or stores and manages various types of information in order to bring the benefits of the Internet to consumers.
a user-centered, human-centered humane technology where the computer literally disappears behind the scenes into a task specific device that maintains all the power of modern technology minus the complexity
Keywords:  special, purpose, computer
a special-purpose computer