The development of cell phones and cameras

  • Email

    Email
    Before the invention of email, messages could only be sent via computer if they were on the same mainframe. Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email, had the right idea to distinguish individual users from the computers with the simple “@“ symbol. It has greatly impacted our lives to this day, because it is a very used source of communication via technology.
  • The Brick

    The Brick
    Martin Cooper is responsible for making the first phone call on a wireless device. It weighed around 2.5 pounds, which for a phone is very heavy, and was about the size of a brick. This is revolutionary because as time progressed “The Brick” advanced to what we see and know as our phones today.
  • Cromemco digital camera

    Cromemco digital camera
    Terry walker, Harry Garland, and Roger Melen are all responsible for the invention of Cromemco Digital Camera. This gave photographers a whole new way of living. If an image was snapped just 23 seconds later, you were able to see the image on the screen for viewing. This was a gateway for photography to how we know it today.
  • The first phone to have a camera

    The first phone to have a camera
    Japan’s Softbank introduced the first camera phone that was called the “J-phone” this specific phone had a 256 color display. Pictures were able to be shared wirelessly, and it was also the start of the development of camera quality.
  • IPhone 2G

    IPhone 2G
    The original iPhone was introduced by Steve Jobs as a combination of the iPod. This was a revolutionary mobile phone, called the Iphone 2G. You were able to access the Internet, mail, send a text or call, and of course take pictures.