Creative Assignment: Technology Timeline

  • Candlestick phone

    Candlestick phone
    These phones had a mouthpiece mounted, where you had to speak, at the bottom of the support and a receiver, where you had to listen, which the user held to the ear while making a call. The main creators of this phone were Western Electric, Automatic Electric Co, Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Company and Stromberg Carlson.
  • Ericsson's phone

    Ericsson's phone
    Ericsson, the creator of this telephone, was one of the first pioneers of mobile telephony and handheld telephony in the world. This phone was the first phone to combine the handset and dial buttons in one unit, and the MTA, the first automated mobile phone system. Another innovation that this phone had is that the speaker offered electronic voice control.
  • The firts smart phone

    The firts smart phone
    The first smart phone in history was the IBM Simon Personal Communicator. That cell phone with PDA features had a 160x293 pixel monochrome screen, and it was possible to draw on it with the included stylus.
  • iPAQ hw6515

    iPAQ hw6515
    HP launched the iPAQ hw6515, the world's first device to integrate a mobile phone and a GPS receiver at the same time. It has such useful apps as the TomTom navigator or the software that comes with the 1.3 megapixel Photosmart camera.
  • iPhone 5

    iPhone 5
    Apple opted for a redesign, with a screen that went from 3.5 to 4 inches, introducing aluminum in the construction and new colors. The iPhone 5 was the first iPhone to have 4G and a retina display.