The first "hand-held" device compatible with desktop IBM personal computers of the time was the Atari Portfolio of 1989; such devices were often called "Palmtop PCs" at the time, as they were IBM PC–compatibles that could fit in the palm of a human hand.

May 15, 2024 · The first handheld PC from AYA – now known as Ayaneo – launched in 2021 with an early bird price of $700 and a retail price of $869 for the 256GB version, in line with other handhelds of the...

The Osborne 1 is the first commercially successful portable computer, released on April 3, 1981 by Osborne Computer Corporation. [1] It weighs 24.5 lb (11.1 kg), cost US$1,795, and runs the CP/M 2.2 operating system.

In modern usage, a portable computer usually refers to a very light and compact personal computer such as a laptop, subnotebook or handheld PC, while touchscreen-based handheld ("palmtop") devices such as tablets, phablets and smartphones are called mobile devices instead.

The PalmPilot was the first wildly popular handheld computer. Its success helped bridge the previously separate worlds of the electronic organizer, the PC, and later, the mobile phone. The PalmPilot succeeded by redefining the handheld as an accessory to …

Mar 27, 2024 · Pandora was the first true handheld gaming computer, but it was not the only handheld gaming computer project to emerge in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Among all companies, Razer announced plans for a clamshell handheld computer called the Razer Switchblade in 2011.

The first commercially successful portable computer, the Osborne 1, burst onto the scene in 1981 – radically transforming mobile computing practically overnight. The braichild of journalist turned entrepreneur Adam Osborne, the Osborne 1 weighed just …

Handheld computers are the offspring of early personal electronic organizers with calendars and address lists. Organizers, in turn, had been inspired by earlier electronic handheld calculators such as the Busicom “Handy.” Tablets—with roots in both handhelds and laptops—usually have a touch or pen-operated screen.

In 1993, Apple released the Newton MessagePad, a device that would become the blueprint for the modern personal digital assistant (PDA). The Newton was the first handheld computer to feature handwriting recognition, allowing users to input data directly on the screen using a stylus.

In the early '80s there were several small handheld computers being made, aptly named notebook computers due to their size and shape. One of the earliest of these computers was the Epson HX-20 from 1982. This computer was about the size of an A4 notebook and weighed 1.6 kg.