Handheld
adjective
Something small that you can hold in your hand and use easily.
He turned on his handheld torch to see in the dark.
Often appears as...
- handheld device
- handheld game
noun
A small computing device that you can hold in your hand and use easily.
He was playing a game on his handheld.
Often appears as...
- handheld computer
- handheld console
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Something small that you can hold in your hand and use easily.
He turned on his handheld torch to see in the dark.
Often appears as...
- handheld device
- handheld game
noun
A small computing device that you can hold in your hand and use easily.
He was playing a game on his handheld.
Often appears as...
- handheld computer
- handheld console
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Everyday Use
Handheld items are commonly used in daily tasks for convenience due to their size.
She used a handheld whisk to mix the ingredients quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Aspect
Even if compact, handheld items can vary in weight and ease of use.
Despite being handheld, the old camera felt quite heavy.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Gadgets
Handheld often describes personal electronic gadgets that help us in everyday life.
My handheld GPS saved us when we lost our way during the hike.
Pro Tip 1/3Everyday Use
Handheld items are commonly used in daily tasks for convenience due to their size.
She used a handheld whisk to mix the ingredients quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Aspect
Even if compact, handheld items can vary in weight and ease of use.
Despite being handheld, the old camera felt quite heavy.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Gadgets
Handheld often describes personal electronic gadgets that help us in everyday life.
My handheld GPS saved us when we lost our way during the hike.
Pro Tip 1/3Everyday Use
Handheld items are commonly used in daily tasks for convenience due to their size.
She used a handheld whisk to mix the ingredients quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Aspect
Even if compact, handheld items can vary in weight and ease of use.
Despite being handheld, the old camera felt quite heavy.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Gadgets
Handheld often describes personal electronic gadgets that help us in everyday life.
My handheld GPS saved us when we lost our way during the hike.
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Filming The Yeti PIPE Wild...
be respectful of those animals you always have to remember that even if a scientist is has been following them they may may not accept a film crew so at first the film crews stood back used a lot of traditional camera techniques cameras mounted on tripods while the monkeys got used to them and then we started to be able to take in the handheld moving cameras which make
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Medicine's future?...
otherwise and this is an example this paradigm shift we're moving to this integration of biomedicine information technology wireless and I would say mobile now this era of digital medicine so even my stethoscope is now digital and of course there's an app for that we're moving obviously to the era of the tricorder so the handheld ultrasound is facially
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Marco Annunziata:...
in a smarter and faster way, making our jobs not just more efficient but more rewarding. Imagine a field engineer arriving at the wind farm with a handheld device telling her which turbines need servicing. She already has all the spare parts, because the problems were diagnosed in advanced.
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How EarthViewer changed...
let's see the san benito can i guess that's not here but that's the latest crime statistics i have online here so you know i can soon on a handheld device I'll know when I'm in a bad neighborhood or not anyway I'm just giving you a rich sense of some of these things I hope I
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Ilissa Ocko: The fastest...
It's because governments and industry have been data-deprived, lacking information on where and how much is emitted. But our ability to detect these leaks has rapidly advanced in recent years. Everything from handheld instruments to sensors on aircrafts and drones.
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Teach every child about...
you're purely endorsing, from a state level, fast food, because it's handheld. And yes, by the way, it is fast It's sloppy Joes, it's burgers, it's wieners, it's pizzas, it's all of that stuff. Ten percent of what we spend on health care, as I said earlier,
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The forgotten art of the...
and also a completely immersive kind of animated sculpture. And that's where I came up with the idea for the zoetrope tunnel. You walk through with a handheld strobe, and wherever you point the flashlight, the animation pops to life.
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Card Sharks of Vegas PIPE...
very different approach to deck handheld game huh yeah looks pretty good okay he's hit the casinos literally thousands of times without them even noticing excuse me buddy you paid me wrong by
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New Laser Zaps...
scientists have developed a handheld laser that can kill mosquitoes in high volume and they're hoping that this will help combat one of the world's most deadly diseases a high-speed video
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Why Are Manta Rays So...
he's using the world's first contactless underwater handheld ultrasound scanner on pregnant mantas
Video examples
Filming The Yeti PIPE Wild...
be respectful of those animals you always have to remember that even if a scientist is has been following them they may may not accept a film crew so at first the film crews stood back used a lot of traditional camera techniques cameras mounted on tripods while the monkeys got used to them and then we started to be able to take in the handheld moving cameras which make
Video examples
Medicine's future?...
otherwise and this is an example this paradigm shift we're moving to this integration of biomedicine information technology wireless and I would say mobile now this era of digital medicine so even my stethoscope is now digital and of course there's an app for that we're moving obviously to the era of the tricorder so the handheld ultrasound is facially
Video examples
Marco Annunziata:...
in a smarter and faster way, making our jobs not just more efficient but more rewarding. Imagine a field engineer arriving at the wind farm with a handheld device telling her which turbines need servicing. She already has all the spare parts, because the problems were diagnosed in advanced.
Video examples
How EarthViewer changed...
let's see the san benito can i guess that's not here but that's the latest crime statistics i have online here so you know i can soon on a handheld device I'll know when I'm in a bad neighborhood or not anyway I'm just giving you a rich sense of some of these things I hope I
Video examples
Ilissa Ocko: The fastest...
It's because governments and industry have been data-deprived, lacking information on where and how much is emitted. But our ability to detect these leaks has rapidly advanced in recent years. Everything from handheld instruments to sensors on aircrafts and drones.
Video examples
Teach every child about...
you're purely endorsing, from a state level, fast food, because it's handheld. And yes, by the way, it is fast It's sloppy Joes, it's burgers, it's wieners, it's pizzas, it's all of that stuff. Ten percent of what we spend on health care, as I said earlier,
Video examples
The forgotten art of the...
and also a completely immersive kind of animated sculpture. And that's where I came up with the idea for the zoetrope tunnel. You walk through with a handheld strobe, and wherever you point the flashlight, the animation pops to life.
Video examples
Card Sharks of Vegas PIPE...
very different approach to deck handheld game huh yeah looks pretty good okay he's hit the casinos literally thousands of times without them even noticing excuse me buddy you paid me wrong by
Video examples
New Laser Zaps...
scientists have developed a handheld laser that can kill mosquitoes in high volume and they're hoping that this will help combat one of the world's most deadly diseases a high-speed video
Video examples
Why Are Manta Rays So...
he's using the world's first contactless underwater handheld ultrasound scanner on pregnant mantas
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Quote examples
Subhash Chandra
Indian Businessman
Some millennials have completely stopped watching TV. So for them, we've created special digital content for handheld devices only. We've paid close attention to how to present online content effectively. We try to catch their attention within the first five seconds - otherwise, they click onto a different content.
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Andy Hobsbawm
Businessman
Among many other things, a smartphone functions as a handheld digital sensor for the physical world. In other words, we don't necessarily need our real world things to be directly connected, when the Web interface in our mobile devices provides the network access and intelligence.
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Ratan Tata
Indian Businessman
After I retired, it seemed to me that there was a whole new world out there, which was a digital world driven by a marketplace, basically, which had a huge potential driven by handheld devices, which would one day become the virtual retail store of India.
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John Gruber
American Writer
The iPhone was the first phone that brought what we used to think of as 'desktop quality' software to a handheld platform: software where you just say, 'Wow, that's a great user experience,' not merely, 'Wow, that's a great user experience for a handheld.
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Ian Jackson
English Scientist
I think it's going to deliver on the promises we've said it's going to and it is going to be the most successful product ever to come into the handheld environment, and it just happens to have a number of different functions.
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Jean-Marc Vallee
Canadian Director
When you move handheld, and the director of photography has the courage to shoot with no lights, the set becomes a space of creativity and freedom where actors can move wherever they want to move.
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Roman Coppola
American Director
In my films that I've directed, and my work in commercials and videos, I've rarely used handheld. It's just not something I'm drawn to, but I've seen it done very well.
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Jo Ann Davis
American Politician
Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere.
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Errol Morris
American Director
I don't believe truth is conveyed by style and presentation. I don't think that if it was grainy and full of handheld material, it would be any more truthful.
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Alexis Denisof
American Actor
I think most people in the developed world would admit to carrying some sort of handheld device, whether it's a laptop or a cell phone, at all times.
Quote examples
Subhash Chandra
Indian Businessman
Some millennials have completely stopped watching TV. So for them, we've created special digital content for handheld devices only. We've paid close attention to how to present online content effectively. We try to catch their attention within the first five seconds - otherwise, they click onto a different content.
Quote examples
Andy Hobsbawm
Businessman
Among many other things, a smartphone functions as a handheld digital sensor for the physical world. In other words, we don't necessarily need our real world things to be directly connected, when the Web interface in our mobile devices provides the network access and intelligence.
Quote examples
Ratan Tata
Indian Businessman
After I retired, it seemed to me that there was a whole new world out there, which was a digital world driven by a marketplace, basically, which had a huge potential driven by handheld devices, which would one day become the virtual retail store of India.
Quote examples
John Gruber
American Writer
The iPhone was the first phone that brought what we used to think of as 'desktop quality' software to a handheld platform: software where you just say, 'Wow, that's a great user experience,' not merely, 'Wow, that's a great user experience for a handheld.
Quote examples
Ian Jackson
English Scientist
I think it's going to deliver on the promises we've said it's going to and it is going to be the most successful product ever to come into the handheld environment, and it just happens to have a number of different functions.
Quote examples
Jean-Marc Vallee
Canadian Director
When you move handheld, and the director of photography has the courage to shoot with no lights, the set becomes a space of creativity and freedom where actors can move wherever they want to move.
Quote examples
Roman Coppola
American Director
In my films that I've directed, and my work in commercials and videos, I've rarely used handheld. It's just not something I'm drawn to, but I've seen it done very well.
Quote examples
Jo Ann Davis
American Politician
Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere.
Quote examples
Errol Morris
American Director
I don't believe truth is conveyed by style and presentation. I don't think that if it was grainy and full of handheld material, it would be any more truthful.
Quote examples
Alexis Denisof
American Actor
I think most people in the developed world would admit to carrying some sort of handheld device, whether it's a laptop or a cell phone, at all times.
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