Information Appliances

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Information Appliances
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Information Appliances
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Information Appliances

• Simplicity - Easy to Use
• Do what I need to do
• Inexpensive
• Quick

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Information Appliances - Examples

• Palm Pilot
• Mobile Phones
• Kitchen counter devices
• Sony Playstation 2
• MS Web Companion

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Palm Pilot
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Mobile Phones

• Nokia
• Ericsson

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Netpliance.com i-Opener
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Qubit WebTablet
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Symbian Epoc/WAP
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Sony Playstation 2(stealth information
appliance?)
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Microsoft Web Companion

• Simplicity
• Instant On
• Preconfigured services
• Friendy, intuitive user interface
• Personalization - Themes, Favorites

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Information Appliance - Uses

• Check traffic before leaving for work
• Check work schedule
• Find phone
• Answer e-mail
• Review results of lab tests
• Schedule appt with physician / therapist
• Check insurance billing

• Order book from Amazon.com
• Look up side effects of a new medication
• Pay bills
• Look up recipe for dinner menu
• Order groceries
• Order Pizza delivery

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Information Appliance - Protocols

• Web protocols
• PalmOS
• QNX
• BeOS
• Windows CE
• WAP - wireless application protocol