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SCR-194 and 195
The SCR-194 and 195 were the first portable AM radios, produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories. Considered the first "walkie talkie" -
SCR-300 radio transceiver
Next came the SCR-300 radio transceiver, developed for the U.S. -
handie talkie
Motorola produced the first "handie talkie" for the U.S., labeled SCR-536. -
Mobile Telephone System
Bell System introduced the first commercial mobile telephone service, called the Mobile Telephone System (MTS). -
Improved mobile telephone service
With the adaption of Bell's newer pre-cellular Improved Mobile Telephone Service (IMTS), auto owners now had lighter, more advanced mobile car phones with push buttons. -
Mobile Phone
The first practical mobile phone not in a car. Created by Motorola. -
Mobira Senator
A newer, more improved mobile phone. Weighing in at 22 pounds. Created by Nokia -
First Public Cellular Phone
Motorola's DynaTAC cellular phone was made available to the public, weighing under 2 pounds, but costing nearly $4,000 -
Worlds First Flip Phone
Next up was Motorola's MicroTAC, which introduced the first flip phone design. The hardware was place in a hinged section of the phone, reducing the phone's size when not in use. -
IBM Simon
Quite possibly the world's first smartphone, IBM Simon was a mobile phone, pager, fax machine and PDA, all rolled into one. -
Clamshell Phone
As we grown in technology it starts to shrink the line of TACs, Motorola unveiled the first clamshell mobile phone with StarTAC. It improved the folding feature by collapsing in half, which is why it's called "clamshell"—because it resembles a clam opening and closing shut. -
Most Popular phone
One of the most popular mobile phones in history was the Nokia 3210, with over 160 million sold. It was one of the first to allow picture messages -
BlackBerry
RIM's BlackBerry 5810 wasn't the first BlackBerry device, but it was the first to incorporate a mobile phone into their popular brand of data-only devices. People could have immediate access to their emails and schedules were the main target for RIM, but the built-in phone made it appealing to everyone -
RAZR
The next highly popular device was a camera phone called the Motorola RAZR, which was first marketed as a "fashion" phone in 2004, selling 50 million units by mid-2006. -
iPhone
Steve Jobs introduced the Apple iPhone, a revolutionary touchscreen smartphone. It wasn't the first smartphone, but it was the first to get the attention of many people. -
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iPhones
iPhones have been the phone of choice for a long time now. With camera, light/mobile, music, talk, text, application and so much more available to us at just the click of a button they have grown and developed and continue to build and create new works that make lives easier to communicate.
