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3.7 MOBILE DEVICES
Mobile.devices.are.becoming.ubiquitous..At.the.point.at.which.
this.is.being.written.mobile.devices.are.many.and.varied..And.
in. the. years. to. come,. this. list. will. only. grow. as. new. ideas.
and.technology.allow.for.more.and.more.mobile.electronics.
(Figure 3.7)..A.few.examples.of.the.current.list.include
•. Smart. phones,. including. the. iPhone,. Androids,. and.
Windows.Mobile
•. Tablet.computers,.such.as.the.Apple.iPad
•. Laptops.of.every.size.and.shape.from.tiny,.lightweight.
netbooks,.to.large-screen.work.platforms
•. A.wide.variety.of.special-use.devices,.such.as.handheld.
work-low.management.devices.for.utility.workers,.or.
ruggedized.mobile.devices.for.use.by.the.military.or.in.
police.or.ire.vehicles
Every.one.of.these.devices.is.basically.a.computer..The.input.
mechanism. might. be. by. a. stylus,. or. a. touch. screen,. or. a.
keyboard. and. mouse.. But. in. every. case,. they. store. data. in.
similar.ways.
When. you. install,. update,. or. start. an. application. on.
one. of. these. devices,. be. it. a. word. processing. application,.
Figure 3.7 Smart.phones.and.laptops.are.just.two.of.the.many.mobile.
devices.in.use.today.
