Offering quick, convenient access to real-time information, the mobility of a PAD is also ideal for interactive settings, such as retail stores, restaurants and hospitals. With online information growing at a rapid rate, there are countless possibilities for consumer applications for personal access devices. Online shopping and banking are just a touch away with a personal access device. Look it up on a personal access device instantly with no waiting. Changing Interpersonal Communication Offering cost-effective mobile Internet access, PADs have the power to change how people communicate away from home.
Restaurants can take orders swiftly and accurately by entering information electronically.
Physicians can access current patient information while at their bedside. Easy operation makes this device an ideal tool for students to learn how to communicate via the Internet. Whatever the application, an innovative personal access device connects users to a vast world of information. In November 1998, National introduced a prototype WebPAD information appliance - a personal, portable Web access device that is as easy to use as a telephone. This concept has now proliferated into dozens of similar products from leading electronics equipment and communications companies in a variety of form factors and feature selections.