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The original phone
Alexander Graham Bell launched the first telephone March 10, 1876. -
Candlestick
This was opular from the 1890s to the 1930s, it was separated into two pieces. The mouth piece formed the candlestick part, and the receiver was placed by your ear during the phone call. -
Rotary
1930's the rotary phone became popular.To dial, you would rotate the dial to the number you wanted, and then release. THis phone died out around the 1960's-1970's. -
Answering Machine
The answering machine allowed callers to leave a message if no one was on the other end. Not popular until the 1960s, these phone accessories originally used cassette tapes to record messages. -
Push Dial
In 1963, AT&T introduced Touch-Tone, which allowed phones to use a keypad to dial numbers and make phone calls. -
Portable Phone
Portable, or cordless, phones were the phone equivalent of the TV remote. You were no longer physically attached to your phone’s base station. Beginning in the 1980s, portable phones were like a small-scale cell phone. You could talk on your phone anywhere in your house. -
Caller ID
There was a time when you had to remember people’s telephone numbers. And then came Caller ID. You could now decide whether that phone call was worth answering or whether you could just send them to voicemail. -
First Mobile Phone
Released in 1984, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first commercially available mobile phone. Zach in saved by the bell has one of these :) -
Flip Phone
The Motorola StarTAC was the first successful flip phone,,i ntroduced in 1996. -
Nokia
One of many classic Nokia candybar-style phones, the Nokia 5110 was rugged and had a long battery life. More importantly, you could play Snake on it! My favorite game!! -
Camera Phone
Released in 2003, the Sanyo SCP–5300 was one of the first phones to include a camera. -
IPhone/ Androids
In 2007, Apple brought the smartphone to the masses. With its touchscreen, intelligent sensors, and sleek design, the iPhone has been an incredible success. The iPhone quickly showed just how clunky previous smartphones and flip phones were. -
Blackberry
BlackBerry was by far the leading smartphone manufacturer in the 2000s. With their advanced email capabilities, BlackBerry Messenger, and physical keyboards, BlackBerry smartphones were the ultimate business phone.
