A handheld, battery-operated, portable computer. The term was coined at the turn of the century after Microsoft introduced its handheld Pocket PC. The pocket computer evolved into the smartphone. See ...

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Pocket computers like Sharp’s 8-bit computing marvels were a big part of the 1980s, providing super-portable processing power ...

Before there were smartphones, there were personal digital assistants like the Palm Pilot, Handspring Visor, and Compaq/HP iPAQ line of devices. And before those, there were really basic PDAs, like ...

Beepberry is a pocket computer designed for instant messaging. It’s also a hackable, customizable device that can be repurposed to do a bunch of other things. It features a 2.7 inch black and white ...

What if your productivity tools could fit in your pocket without sacrificing power or versatility? The concept of a Pocket PC—a compact device that blends the convenience of portability with the ...

Pocket computers. Sort-of smartwatches. Motion-sensing game controllers. None of these big ideas are as memorable as Windows or Office, but we think they're standouts in Microsoft's 50-year history.

One of the more interesting reveals to come out of CES 2024 so far has been the Rabbit R1. Coming from the rabbit company, this is a simple and cost-effective AI-powered pocket computer that is built ...

The Book 8088 was a neat experiment, but as a clone of the original IBM PC, it was pretty limited in what it could do. Early MS-DOS apps and games worked fine, and the very first Windows versions ran… ...

We have featured many DIY Raspberry Pi pocket computer projects here on Geeky Gadgets but this new creation by Ramin Assadollahi, powered by the Raspberry Pi Zero W offers a fantastic truly portable ...

The Sharp PC-G801 was an impressive little pocket computer when it debuted in 1988. However, in the year 2025, a Z80-compatible machine with just 8 kB of RAM is hardly much to get excited about.