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First cell phone was invented, A.K.A the "brick" phone.
On this day, Martin Cooper of Motorola invented the world's first cell phone. It was as big as a brick (hence the nickname), and it only came in one, boring color. Beige. -
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Timespan of Cellular Phones
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Cell phone goes public
It took ten years, but eventually the cell phone was released to the public by a company called Motorola. -
First flip phone introduced
In 1989, motorola came up with a model of a phone where the mouthpeice flipped over the keypad. They called it a flip phone. -
Text messaging was invented
Texting was invented, but it was called sms messaging. -
First smartphone was invented
This phone could recieve and send emails, texts, and calls. But it had no microphone or speaker, so it needed a headset to work. -
First iPhone was released
The first iphone was released. It had a touchscreen that didn't need a stylus, it also had a camera and could play games and download apps.
