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Designing interfaces for handheld computers

CHI '99 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '99, 1999
With the handheld computer finally becoming mainstream, there is a need for designers to become informed about the tips and techniques necessary to design effective handheld applications. Many designers are unfamiliar with the unique requirements of handheld computers, and therefore attempt to use desktop metaphors on their designs.
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Guest editors' introduction - Handheld computing

Computer, 2003
The increasing consumer use of handholds has paralleled an Increase in research addressing technology Issues related to these devices and their potential use in novel applications.
Myers, B. A., Beigl, M.
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Handheld Computer Software for School Nurses

The Journal of School Nursing, 2005
School nurses used computers in the 1980s, the Internet in the 1990s, and are embracing handheld computers in the first decade of the 21st century to improve their practice. The purpose of this article is to provide information about handheld computers and software applications that school nurses can use in day-to-day, emergency, and disaster ...
Martha Dewey Bergren, Elizabeth Ann Murphy   +1 more
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Choosing a Handheld Computer: PDAs, MDAs, and the Alphabet Soup of Handheld Computers

2005
Handheld computers have exploded onto the medical scene. It’s a time of transformation, in which PDA no longer means “public display of affection,” but rather “personal digital assistant.” Already, the processing power and information storage (hundreds of megabytes!) that can fit in your pocket is astounding.As the technology advances in leaps and ...
Scott M. Strayer, Mark H. Ebell
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A computation offloading scheme on handheld devices

Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 2004
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Cheng Wang 0019, Zhiyuan Li 0001
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Handheld Computing and J2ME Programming for Mobile Handheld Devices

2009
Mobile commerce or m-commerce is defined as the exchange or buying and selling of commodities, services, or information on the Internet through the use of Internet-enabled mobile handheld devices (Hu, Lee, & Yeh, 2004). It is expected to be the next milestone after electronic commerce blossoming in the late-1990s.
Wen-Chen Hu, Jyh-haw Yeh, I-Lung Kao, Yapin Zhong   +3 more
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Handheld Computing and Programming for Mobile Commerce

International Journal of Web Information Systems, 2006
Using Internet‐enabled mobile handheld devices to access the World Wide Web is a promising addition to the Web and traditional e‐commerce. Mobile handheld devices provide convenience and portable access to the huge information on the Internet for mobile users from anywhere and at anytime.
Wen-Chen Hu, Jyh-haw Yeh, Lixin Fu 0001, Hung-Jen Yang   +3 more
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The use of handheld computers in clinical trials

Controlled Clinical Trials, 2002
A recently completed, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial is presented in which Palm handheld computers were used as a substitute for normal paper-based patient diaries. In this nasal provocation study, a common antihistamine approved for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis was tested against placebo for evidence of ...
Andreas, Koop, Ralph, Mösges
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Ishihara plates on your handheld computer

Clinical Otolaryngology, 2007
Keypoints• Testing for colour vision is important in assessing periorbital cellulitis and its complications.• Electronic Ishihara colour plates are used effectively for this purpose.• Portable LCD devices are widely available and most of us already have one.• We use hand‐held computers to store and present the plates to the patient as a quick and ...
Z, Awad, R S, Natt, D D, Pothier
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Drawings as Input for Handheld Game Computers

2005
The Nintendo DS (TM) is a hand held game computer that includes a small sketch pad as one of it input modalities. We discuss the possibilities for recognition of simple line drawing on this device, with focus of attention on robustness and real-time behavior.
Mannes Poel, Job Zwiers, Anton Nijholt, Rudy Jong, Edward Krooman   +4 more
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