A brand of personal digital assistant (PDA) devices manufactured by Compaq and later HP. These handheld computers were popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s before smartphones emerged.
A portmanteau combining 'Internet' and 'PAQ' (from Compaq's naming convention). The brand name reflected the device's intended role as a portable internet-enabled computer.
The iPAQ represents a fascinating technological stepping stone between simple calculators and modern smartphones. These devices pioneered touchscreen interfaces and mobile computing concepts that would later become ubiquitous, making them important ancestors of today's mobile revolution.
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