4. The computerized information and display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one computer program is further configured to, when executed: receive a user input causing the computerized information and display apparatus to enter a mode whereby speech inputs can be provided by the user to locate entities as part of a search session; when in the mode, receive a user speech input via the speech input apparatus from a user of the computerized information and display apparatus, the user speech input consisting of only a name or part of a name of an entity which the user wishes to locate; generate a digitized representation of the user speech input, the generation of the digitized representation comprising analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) of the user speech input; cause recognition of the name or part of the name based on the digitized representation, the recognized name or part of the name enabling search of at least one database for at least partly matching entries; cause presentation of a listing of at least one entity identified via a search of the at least one database, the presentation comprising at least one of: (i) an audible prompt via a speech synthesis apparatus in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus, the prompt configured to prompt the user to provide additional input; and (ii) a prompt rendered on the touchscreen input and display device, the at least one entity not precisely matching the recognized name or the part of the name, but comprising an approximation of the name or the part of the name, the at least one entity selected based at least on a confidence rating comprising a numerical value or index, the confidence rating calculated using a computerized algorithm; receive an input from the user selecting a one of the at least one entity; access second digital image data associated with the at selected one entity and stored in a data storage location, the second digital image data configured to provide the user with a visually perceptible rendering of the location of the selected one entity; and cause presentation on the touch screen input and display device of the second digital image data, the second digital image data retrieved from the data storage location.
1. Computerized information and display apparatus configured to present a user with contextually relevant content without an affirmative request for the contextually relevant content, the computerized information and display apparatus comprising: data processing apparatus comprising at least a central processor and a digital signal processor (DSP) and a graphics co-processor; a data bus in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus, the data bus configured to permit data communication between at least the data processing apparatus and a wireless-enabled network interface apparatus, the wireless-enabled network interface apparatus configured for data communication with at least one network entity; a mass storage device in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; a data interface in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; a touch screen input and display device in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus and both viewable and accessible by the user; a speech input apparatus in communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; radio frequency apparatus in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus, the radio frequency apparatus configured to receive data uniquely identifying a portable radio frequency device associated with the user; and a storage apparatus in data communication with the data processing apparatus and comprising at least one computer program, said at least one computer program being configured to, when executed, automatically provide the user with content via at least: receipt of first speech via the speech input apparatus from a user of the computerized information and display apparatus, the first speech comprising at least one word; generation of a digitized representation of the first speech, the generation of the digitized representation comprising analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) of the first speech; causing recognition of at least one of the at least one word based on the digitized representation, the recognized at least one word enabling search of at least one database for at least partly matching entries, the search resulting in identification of at least two at least partly matching entries, the at least two at least partly matching entries each comprising a respective unique topical context; receipt of second speech via the speech input apparatus, the second speech comprising information not present in the first speech; generation of a digitized representation of the second speech, the generation of the digitized representation of the second speech comprising ADC of the second speech; causing recognition of the information not present in the first speech, the recognition of the information not present in the first speech enabling logical appending of the information not present in the first speech to the at least one word, such that at least one matching entry can be identified from the at least two at least partly matching entries, the at least one matching entry resolving which of the at least two respective unique topical contexts is appropriate or most relevant; receipt of at least digital image data associated with the appropriate or most relevant of the at least two unique contexts, the at least digital image data stored in at least one data storage location and automatically selected based at least in part on the at least one matching entry, the at least digital image data configured to provide the user with contextually relevant content, the receipt of the at least digital image data comprising receipt via at least the wireless-enabled network interface apparatus of the digital image data via a wireless transmission initiated from a networked server apparatus in data communication with one or more network-based storage locations; and causing presentation on the touch screen input and display device of the at least digital image data, the at least digital image retrieved from the one or more network-based storage locations; wherein the at least digital image data associated with the appropriate or most relevant of the at least two unique contexts is further selected based at least in part on at least one of: (i) the data uniquely identifying a portable radio frequency device associated with the user, or (ii) an identity of the user obtained based at least in part on the data uniquely identifying a portable radio frequency device.