Meanwhile, cell phones, PDAs, Gameboys, and mobile music players (Walkman devices for cassette tapes and then CDs, and finally MP3 players) coalesced into a subcategory of very portable devices dubbed "handhelds," the common characteristic being that you could carry them (and to some extent operate them) in one hand. More @Wikipedia
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