technology timeline

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  • technology timeline

    technology timeline
    FIRST PHONE WAS INVENTED

  • Candlestick

    Candlestick
    the candlestick phone 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

    Rotary
    The rotary phone became popular. To dial, you would rotate the dial to the number you wanted, and then release. Based on my limited interaction with rotary dial phones, this must have been incredibly tedious.

  • Push-button

    Push-button
    In 1963, AT&T introduced Touch-Tone, which allowed phones to use a keypad to dial numbers and make phone calls.

  • iPhone and Android

    iPhone and Android
    When the iPhone was introduced in 2007, Apple brought the smartphone to the masses. With its intuitive 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.

  • Sanyo SCP–5300

    Sanyo SCP–5300
    In 1963, AT&T introduced Touch-Tone, which allowed phones to use a keypad to dial numbers and make phone calls.