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Evolution of Mobile Devices

By mbaugh
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    Evolution of Mobile Devices

  • World's First Cell Phone

    World's First Cell Phone
    The World's Frist Cell Phone was nicknamed "the brick" and weighed 3.3 lbs.

  • Pagers

    Pagers
    Pagers became instrumental business tools in the 1980's. Started out only sending phone numbers and eventually created a code of numbers to send messages from one pager to another.

  • First Flip Phone

    First Flip Phone
    Motorola started selling the first flip phone, a hinged phone that folds in half so it can fit in a pocket.

  • PDA - Personal Digital Assistant

    PDA - Personal Digital Assistant
    Cell phone technology had advanced significantly and pagers fell out of favor. PDA's main function was to act as a personal organizer by recording, tracking and managing personal data.

  • Smartphones

    Smartphones
    Smartphones in the late 1990's and early 2000's changed the landscape of mobile device technology.PDA's have morphed into smartphones.

  • Tablet

    Tablet
    Since 2010, smartphones have had a new rival: tablet computers.