Hand-held electronic stock-checkers in Faith shoe shops?

Question

I know this is a random question, but I need to do some research on a particular item for my design coursework, however, I cannot think for the life of me what it is called. You know the hand-held devices the staff in Faith shoe shop carry? They scan the shoe barcodes and then on the screen, it tells you whether there is that particular shoe in stock, and in what size. It works in a similar way to the machines in Argos where a number is inputed and the stock levels show whether that particular item is in stock, and how many there are. If you could help me, I would really REALLY appreciate it!! Thank you!! Charley xxx

Answer 1

its called EPOS. electronic point of sale. have a look here
http://www.bleepcomputing.com/

Answer 2

This is just a shot in the dark but why don't you go to Faith shoe shops and ask them what it is called?

Answer 3

I have no idea what is in the particular shop, but I have seen tablet thin clients used for this application in Tesco.
Other shops use PDAs.

Answer 4

EPOS