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Class of personal computers that is significantly smaller than a laptop

A handheld computer, also called a palmtop computer, is a term that has variously been used to describe a small-sized personal computer (PC) typically built around a clamshell form factor and a laptop-like keyboard, including: Palmtop PCs, personal digital assistants (PDA), ultra-mobile PCs (UMPC) or portable gaming PCs. The brand Handheld PC specifically is a now-defunct class of computers introduced in the 1990s that was marketed by Microsoft, and is detailed below. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Exploiting the orthogonal CRISPR-Cas12a/Cas13a trans-cleavage for dual-gene virus detection using a handheld deviceInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Pocket PC game programmingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Explaining consumer acceptance of handheld Internet devicesCited 685 times
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  2. Handheld gaming PCs
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