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First camera (Invented by Kodak)
The first “proper” camera. It was a box camera and it used film. The camera would be stored with film for 100 exposures and it would need to be sent back to be reloaded with film if it ran out. Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera Photo: http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/brownie-2.jpg -
First Telephone
The first “practical” phone. It had a liquid transmitter which had a parchment, needle and a cork and it converted sound waves into an electrical signal. The signal travelled through a wire to the receiver on the other end. Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_of_the_telephone
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First Rotary Phone
It was a phone that dialled through pulses from the rotary part of the phone. This helped start the era of modern phones. Information: http://www.visionlaunch.com/when-was-the-rotary-phone-invented/
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First video game console (Magnavox Odyssey)
Powered by 6 C Batteries, this was a digital video game console as some at the time had considered it an analogue console. The console wasn’t capable of outputting sounds and it was just a game shown on a TV, but they actual game playing was with dice and cards. Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey
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First mobile phone (DynaTAC)
It did take almost a decade for it to release on the market. It weighed 2 pounds and it was the first handheld mobile phone made by Motorolla.
Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_DynaTAC
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First Laptop (Osborne 1)
It featured a 5 inch screen and the keyboard was in the lid of the laptop. It wasn’t very portable because it weighed at around 23.5 pounds.
Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_1
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First smartphone (IBM Simon)
The first smartphone, it had a touchscreen and besides being able to make and receive calls, it could also able to send and receive faxes and emails.
Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Simon
http://www.qrcodescanning.com/smartphonehist.html
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First mobile phone with camera built in (Nokia 7650)
It was the first phone with a built in camera. It was also the first phone with the Symbian OS software from Nokia.
Information: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_7650-288.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_7650
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First Digital Camera (Kodak)
The first digital camera, a photo would take 23 seconds to take and to show images, the data would be read and it would show on a TV.
Information: http://petapixel.com/2010/08/05/the-worlds-first-digital-camera-by-kodak-and-steve-sasson/
Photo: http://www.popphoto.com/sites/popphoto.com/files/import/2013/files/_images/201310/01-kodakproto.jpg
