The Digital Assistant, Or Pda

What’s the first thing you think of when someone says, “Artificial Intelligence”? The Terminator? Perhaps the Matrix trilogy? Ever since the inception of the computer, science fiction has brought us scenes of super-intelligent computers who want to take over all of mankind. In reality, Artificial Intelligence is still in it’s infancy, and has done much more good for humans than bad. Over time, people’s perspective of AI has changed drastically. We have gone from thinking that AI will take over the world and obliterate mankind to thinking about all the benefits we can get from AI. The change in people’s perspective lately towards a more positive view of AI has boosted the production, sales, and advancement of home automation and AI, making

Personal Digital Assistants (PDA’s) is a term used for any small, hand held device that provides computing and information storage and retrieval capabilities for personal and business use. At Adept Owl, Adept Owl uses PDA’s to scan barcodes on stores shelves to amend prices back and forth from sale to regular prices, for price increases/decreases. They are connected with the “Hoot” system and the information going through the PDA’s goes automatically through to the in-store cash register

Automation is defined as “the use of control systems, such as computers or robots, and information technologies for handling different processes and machineries in an industry to replace a human being.” People are always trying to find the easier way out. If there is a way to get the job done without the person actually doing the job they will go for it. Today a person will turn to the GPS on their phone rather than to look at a paper map. Easily, with an iPhone, an automated system such as “Siri” can tell you where the nearest location to somewhere is without any problem. Besides being able to tell you where a location is, Siri is almost basically a “personal assistant.” How? With just the tap of a microphone a person can tell Siri exactly what to do and Siri is able to get it done. With this sort of advancement of technology, comes the increase of human

Product and Applications: Multi-function, multi-media digital assistant products that have advanced features such as hands free capabilities, Wi-Fi, GPS at ultra-fast download

Nowadays, computer systems play a major role in our lives. They are used everywhere beginning with homes, offices, restaurants, gas stations, and so on. Nonetheless, for some, computers still represent the machine they will never know how to use. Communicating with a computer is done using a keyboard or a mouse, devices many people are not comfortable using. Speech recognition solves this problem and destroys the boundaries between humans and computers. Using a computer will be as easy as talking with your friend.

One thing that programmers generally don’t take into account when they’re typing out code is "How accessible is my program or website going to be for someone who’s impaired in some way?" Unfortunately, this has become a problem in our society which many people are hoping to fix. Already, there’s a huge assortment of products - software, hardware, accessories, etc. - to accommodate those with impairments or disabilities of every sort. Here, we will see the technology in current use that is making computing more universal.

Several other companies developed and sold PDAs after the Newton was introduced. Each one promised to ease the life of a person on the go – and many delivered on that promise. These truly were personal digital assistants, keeping your contact lists, reminding you of your appointments and sending email. However, many of these formerly innovative devices are just a footnote in PDA history because today’s digital assistant bears scant resemblance to its ancestors. Typing an email on your PDA is passé – now voice recognition commands the world of the modern VPA – Virtual Personal Assistant.

Phones have played an important role in society since they were invented on March 10th 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell (History.com Staff, 2009). As time has progressed phones have changed dramatically over a short period of time. Not only were phones invented, smartphones were created and are advancing technologically as well. Mobile devices and smartphones are both capable of making and receiving phone calls, text messages, but smartphones are more complex and sophisticated than a regular phone. A majority of smartphones are now equipped with features such as a high quality camera that takes photos and videos, GPS, books, music players, clock/watch, games and more. Because smartphones are so much more advanced than mobile devices, they are common in today’s society with adults and the younger generations. Every year different improvements are made when creating smartphones. It is crucial to be aware of the advances because this helps society be more adaptable. We should be proactive when learning and integrating smartphone technology in our everyday lives because as smartphones advances throughout time, we can benefit and can improve as a whole.

In contemporary society, many people are overwhelmed by the number of tasks that need to be accomplished [1], this tasks are of different types, ranging from daily based such as meetings at work, and non-daily based buying groceries after work. To help ourselves to remember these tasks, basic practices are to take notes on the paper based day planners or post-it and to use the personal task management software on computers and/or smartphones. As smartphones are used as an alternatives to personal computers, taking notes on smartphones is getting more and more popular [1].

The miniaturization of processors, memory chips and other essential hardware has unlocked numerous possibilities for the potential usage of computers in everyday life. Computers take many forms and, while not always noticeable, have an ever increasing presence in today’s world. Wireless technology is becoming more commonplace, furthering modern computers capabilities and providing us with even more potential uses. The advent of this technology has made it possible for computers to become less noticeable and even function unseen while still receiving and emitting data. An increase in the usage of computers in everyday items has made computers a regular part of society – a fact that has begun fueling privacy concerns.

As previously mentioned, the information age has brought forth several technology devices, like computers, tablets, servers, and iPhone, to mention a few. These electronic devices are utilized to store, retrieve, and process information (Mark, 2002). For instance, computers can be utilized to type documents, search the internet, and store personal or professional data. Fortunately, the data entered into electronic devices, such as computers can be successfully stored and shared, due to the implementation of servers (Mark, 2002). Hence, these new and advanced electronic devices and software have facilitated the process of conducting day to day activities for both personal and

In contrast to standard mobile phones, “smartphones” are powerful computing devices offering traditional wireless voice service as well

For the past few years, the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) has grown tremendously popular. However, due to size restrictions, it has always served as a secondary device to the desktop computer. So a number of hardware manufacturers unveiled a new form of communication, the Tablet PC. What exactly is a Tablet PC? It is a notebook PC with a touch-sensitive screen and is a bit larger than the size of a sheet of paper. Tablet PCs will have two formats: the "convertible" model with an integrated keyboard and a display that rotates 180 degrees that can be folded down over the keyboard, and the "slate" style with a removable keyboard. It allows users to

Nowadays, smartphone users are Increasing day by day, and these smart devices has gain so much importance in our day to day life as they are used as primary source of computation. Manufacturers are also building smart devices even more powerful by introducing good CPU, GPU, RAM, Display Technologies, etc. Today “Android” owns most of the market share in smart devices [1]. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), total market shares of Android in 2015 2nd quarter is about 82.8% [1]. Display is one of the most important part in any smart device because most of the device’s functionality is offered through its display only. For rendering intensive graphical contents, display technologies such as Super Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) [2], In-Plane Switching (IPS) [3], Retina [4] came into existence. Super AMOLED was announced by Samsung in January 2010 and now it is used in many Samsung devices where as Retina technology is developed by Apple Corp. and today it is used in majority of apple products. To ensure that the device is capable of rendering high quality graphics, it is necessary to check that whether device supports all of the required display functionalities i.e. proper display validation is required. “Display Validation” will let you know that which all display functionalities are supported on your device.

On account of headways in cell phones and systems, the corporate world has been progressively dependent on telecommunication as of late. The deep rooted nine to five office course of action is blurring endlessly for a setup where experts can work from anyplace, and at their own opportunity. As a rule, the times of sitting before a computer the entire day are finished. Today, something as little as a cell phone can take care of business similarly as proficiently while enabling you to move around and multitask. With the productivity applications, you can do everything, from dealing with your messages to staying aware of cooperative undertakings and interfacing with customers, all while