Editing Information appliance (section)

{{Short description|Mobile device that can process information}}
{{Distinguish|text=[[Computer appliance]] or [[Internet appliance]]}}
[[File:Apple Newton MP100.jpg|thumb|A [[Newton (platform)|Newton]] [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]]]]
[[File:Android Foldable Phones.jpg|thumb|[[Android (operating system)|Android]] [[Smartphone|smartphones]]]]

An '''information appliance''' ('''IA''') is an appliance that is designed to easily perform a specific electronic function such as [[Digital audio player|playing music]], [[photography]], or [[text editor|editing text]].<ref>{{Cite book |author1=Pirhonen, A. |author2=Isomäki, H. |author3=Roast, C. |author4=Saariluoma, Pertti | title=Future Interaction Design |date=4 January 2005 | publisher=Springer | isbn=1-85233-791-5 | page=129 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzaBpX9JVu0C&dq=computer+IT+appliance+date:1970-2005&pg=PA129  | access-date=2008-05-06 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author1=Benyon, David |author2=Turner, Phil |author3=Turner, Susan | title=Designing Interactive Systems: People, Activities, Contexts, Technologies |date=2005 | publisher=Addison Wesley Publishing Company | isbn=0-321-11629-1 | page=18 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iWe7VkFW0zMC&dq=Weiser+appliance+date:2003-2009&pg=PA18  | access-date=2008-05-06 }}</ref>

Typical examples are [[smartphone]]s and [[personal digital assistant]]s (PDAs). Information appliances partially overlap in definition with, or are sometimes referred to as, smart devices, [[embedded system]]s, [[mobile device]]s or wireless devices.