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The Motorola StarTAC cell phone
Inventor: Unknown/Mototola Company
This was a small, lightweight cellphone. The main feature of this cell phone was its ability to also function as a walkie talkie. This was most useful for construction workers and people operating large machinery. -
Motorola V300 Cell Phone
Inventor: Unknown/Motorola Company/ Martin Cooper
This was a standard flip phone. I did not have a whole lot of compelling feature, aside from the camera. This was one of the first flip phones of it's kind, with a camera built in. This set a standard for most cellphones to come with a camera installed. It also gave everyday people a new way of capturing memories quickly. -
Youtube.com
Inventors: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim This website made video sharing and viewing, exponentially more accessible everyone. Not only did create convenience, it allowed a community of creators with no voice to express themselves openly. Eventually even make a living off their passion. -
1st Generation Iphone
Inventor: Steve Jobs
This was the first smartphone of it's kind. With an entirely touch screen display and only a few buttons, this design set the stage for the next decade of smartphone innovation. It also set a precedent for smartphones being more accessible and affordable to the average consumer. -
ICloud
Inventor: Steve Jobs
Allows access to saved files from multiple devices using the internet for storage as opposed to one individual device. This made work on these devices much more portable. It also helps protect files from being lost or forgotten on an external memory storage device.