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Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone
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The Bell Telephone Company is Founded
By the end of the year, there were 3,000 private telephone lines that had been set up. -
First Long Distance Phone Service
While the first transcontinental phone call was not made until 1915, the creation of long distance phone service had begun in 1881. This commercial from later years demonstrates the long distance process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK8OTMfydE0 -
First Transcontinental Phone Call
Alexander Graham Bell makes the first transcontinental telephone call, placing a call from New York to San Francisco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2bqa1f_90I -
First Rotary Dial Handset Telephone
This allowed people to rotate a dial in order to enter a number by themselves. The video below is an ad from AT&T that explains how to operate the dial on the telephone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naQ9EMJEv0U -
First Car Phone System Created
This was marketed toward businesspeople who frequently traveled by car, but ultimately acted as the catalyst for out-of-the-home phone systems. As time went on, they began to be more accessible to all people. This commercial from 1988 features a car phone once it had grown in popularity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xVbE81AYaw -
First Dial Pad Telephone
This allowed people to type in numbers without using a dial. This type of dial pad only included numbers 0 through 9, and had no asterix or star key. -
First 911 Call Placed
The first 911 call was made by a man in from Alabama. 911 was created in order to provide a way for people to receive professional help in emergency situations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M15p4rpYRbk -
First Portable Mobile Phone Created
The first completely mobile telephone was created by Motorola. This allowed for the possibility of telephone communication outside of the home or a car. http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/04/03/first-mobile-phone-call-was-placed-40-years-ago-today.html -
First Flip Phone Created
This was marketed toward wealthy people, originally priced at $3,000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP07YQodvCs -
First Phones with Internet Connection
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First Blackberry Released
Geared mostly toward businesspeople. Featured a qwerty keyboard. -
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Iphone X Released
The commercial below demonstrates what the most recent iphone is capable of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW6hFttt_KE -
360 Degree Screen for Iphone
As seen in this video, this feature would give users a 360 degree view by including a wrap-around screen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQXzmGg291E -
Holographic Display of Iphones
This commercial plays with the possibility of a holographic display and keyboard in order to save space and have a phone with an ultra thin design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzsBwnv_dAg
