| While large scaled consumer electronics | | | | to friends on the other side of the |
| like plasma televisions and musical | | | | world. Lasting memories have been |
| keyboards are very popular to holiday | | | | captured over and over with the camera |
| shoppers, the hand held consumer | | | | features on the cellular telephones. |
| electronics delighted many people this | | | | Using other handheld devices, people |
| holiday season. The smaller items were | | | | were able to create digital libraries |
| hidden well under the tree and emerged | | | | because they had plenty of electronics |
| as the number one gift choice by boys | | | | storage devices at their disposal. |
| and girls around the world. Topping the | | | | People from all over the world are |
| list of favorite hand held devices were | | | | conducting business each day with the |
| cellular telephones, digital cameras and | | | | use of some handheld consumer |
| any consumer electronics that emitted | | | | electronics. The portability of laptop |
| musical sounds. | | | | computers allows consumers to connect |
| People were able to afford more consumer | | | | wirelessly to the internet through |
| electronics this year because | | | | hotspots at retail locations. People are |
| manufacturers offered rebates. The | | | | able to use these handheld devices to |
| rebates might have been a reward to a | | | | access online banking and to purchase |
| family because the parents chose to buy | | | | event tickets online and a variety of |
| a hand held game system. Some of the | | | | other productive tasks. |
| hand held electronics allowed games to | | | | The laptop computer is a handheld device |
| be played with friends across town | | | | that can bring all types of |
| because children could access control | | | | entertainment to the user. People can |
| panels that allowed chat sessions to | | | | transmit emails with or without |
| occur. These consumer electronics | | | | photograph attachments while still being |
| allowed children to develop strategies | | | | able to access the internet and play an |
| and form friendships everywhere. | | | | online game or two. People can attend |
| With the addition of consumer | | | | college through these computer |
| electronics like DVD players, families | | | | electronics devices, and carry the |
| were able to enjoy movies and music when | | | | laptop computer with them on vacation. |
| they headed out in the car on trips or | | | | While enjoying wireless communications |
| on the way to grocery stores. For those | | | | through these consumer electronics many |
| that did not want to hear a particular | | | | families are reducing the cost of the |
| song, it was easy to don other handheld | | | | phone bill. |
| consumer electronics and be able to hear | | | | Handheld consumer electronics have added |
| music that was their own choice. The DVD | | | | a great deal of entertainment to peoples |
| players will give children access to | | | | lives. The video capabilities on many |
| entertainment in any setting and teach | | | | cellular telephones produce quality |
| them to use consumer devices and | | | | videos that one would expect to find on |
| understand the technologies that control | | | | larger handheld devices such as video |
| them. | | | | cameras. People can use the video |
| Using the technology installed in | | | | technology provided by many consumer |
| cellular telephones, parents were able | | | | electronics to view traffic snarls |
| to capture pictures of all kinds at any | | | | before they become a problem, and use |
| time of the day or night. Some of these | | | | the handheld mapping programs to |
| digital images could be transported | | | | determine the best route to avoid them. |
| through the consumer electronics arrays | | | | |