To order, borrow a 2.9-pound computer tablet from the waiter.

The technology includes pocket-sized devices and "apps" for smart phones or computer tablets.

The keyboard commands have been replaced by simple gestures and strokes: The computer tablet becomes electronic paper, sometimes sitting flat on the desk, sometimes at an angle from the base.

The political speech on his computer tablet becomes an announcement of his retirement from public life.

It aims to place "a computer tablet beside every hospital bed in the world as a way of making it easier for doctors to treat their patients."

It takes the form of a computer "tablet" - a basic form of device similar to the Apple iPad - which can be made and sold for under £35.

To stop himself, he shifted his pen-based computer tablet from one hand to the other.

The practice of using a computer, tablet or smart phone while watching TV exploded in 2011.

Scott McCloud also does his work almost entirely on a computer tablet.

At a fundraiser thrown by Victoria for him, still-pregnant Erin appears, smiling happily; and the political speech on his computer tablet has become an announcement of his retirement from public life.