Information Appliances Enter the idea of information appliances. These machines are designed to provide the benefits of the Internet without the hassle of a PC, and perhaps even look good in the bargain. That something is generally modest in scope, and the simpler, the better. The more an appliance tries to do, the less useful it generally is. After all, data doesn't become information until it is useful and relevant.
Appliances are about convenience - they let people spend more time doing what they want to do.
The one thing that most people don't have enough of and can't make more of is time. By deciding to integrate the Internet into their lifestyle, consumers are making a conscious decision to give up something else. If they find that the Internet isn't worth it, or if they have to work too hard at it, or it consumes too much space in the kitchen, they'll give it up. In order to make the Internet relevant to the consumer, an appliance must impose order on the chaos in cyberspace. It also updates itself so that the useful life of the machine is indefinite.