QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Handheld Device / Mobile Device
Computer small enough to hold and operate in the hand.
Personal Digital Assistant
Handheld PC
Functions as a personal information manager.
Has an electronic visual display
Tablet
Wireless, portable personal computer with a touchscreen interface
Smaller than a notebook computer but larger than a smartphone
Portable Media Player
Capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, and video files.
Wearable Devices
Products controlled by electronic components and software that can be incorporated
into clothing or worn on the body like accessories.
Smart Jewelry
Typically work with a smartphone app for display and interaction.
Body-Mounted Sensors
Placed on the body to monitor and transmit biological data for healthcare purposes
Fitness Trackers
Monitor physical activity and vital signs
May connect wirelessly to an app for data storage, processing, and reporting
Smart Clothing
Clothing that comes with built-in technology for fitness or health monitoring, interacting
with devices, and changing fabric characteristics, activity, or environment
Augmented Reality Headsets
, Uses real-world setting and integrate digital information into a display of the user's
environment
VR Headsets
Entirely replace the user environment with digital information and enhance fictional
reality
AI Hearing Aids
Hearables
Can filter out unwanted noise and adapt to user's current environment and hearing
needs
Can also incorporate fitness tracking, audio streaming, and translation.
Haptics
Computer-pointing technology based upon the sense of touch
Touch Based User Interface
Allows users with visual impairments an added level of interaction based upon tactile or
Braille input
Microsoft Surface and Apple Iphone
started the era of touch technology that incorporated multi-touch features
Tapping
Most common and used technique
Involves selecting an item by touching it
Crossing
An entry is chosen by just crossing it
Improved performance for motor-impaired users
Directional Gesturing
Only technique that does not have a need for target selection
Can be made anywhere on the device's surface
Wire Resistive
Most commonly used touch technology
Composed of a glass panel and film screen, each covered with a thin metallic layer
Surface Capacitive