WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

IA
    n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Iowa, Hawkeye
         State, IA]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Information Appliance
IA

    (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few
   targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen
   interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure.

   [How does this differ from a PDA?]

   (1998-02-24)