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Telegraph Line
Samuel Morse runs a telegraph line that runs through Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC. -
Belle Tests First Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell uses his first successful telephone to call his assitant, recieing the patent shortly after. -
Foundation of "Bell Telephone Company"
Alexander Graham Bell creates what is now known as AT&T. 3,000 private phones active by the end of this year. -
First Coin Telephone
Telephones are starting to become slightly more popular, thus public coin-operated phones are starting to pop up around the country. -
Rotary Dial Phone Introduced
A simpler, more user-friendly design of the telephone is created for the business class featuring a rotary dial. -
First Commercial Telephone Service
Phones are now available for commercial use, which requires running telephone lines throughout the country and having switchboard operators on the clock 24/7. -
Car Phones Introduced
Weighing nearly 80lbs, car telephone systems are first introduced. This allows people to have access to phones on their way to/from work, as well as when they are running errands. -
First Cordless Phone
With the use of a home dock, the telephone has just become coordless, offering easier multitasking around the home or office. -
Mobile Phones Introduced
Motorola's first mobile phone allows for 30 minutes of talking before the battery must be recharged (10+ hours). This is the a stepping stone for modern cell phones.
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Introduction of Text Messaging
Engineer Neil Papworth typed "merry Christmas" on a computer and sent the first SMS message to the cellphone of Vodafone director Richard Jarvis. -
First Cell Phone Introduced
The StarTAC was among the first mobile phones to gain widespread consumer adoption; approximately 60 million StarTACs were sold. -
First SmartPhone in America
The Kyocera QCP6035 offers web access, dual software, graffiti area, and WAP capable. It was a virtual combination of a phone and PDA. -
Camera Phone Invented
The Sanyo SCP-5300 was a Japanese trend that included basic flash, white balance control, self timer, digital zoom, multiple filters, and a 640 x 480 pixel count. Shot 0.3MP -
iPhone Unveiled
Steve Jobs and Apple release their first iPhone, transitioning from a computer based company to a computer and telephone cmpany, -
Samsung Galaxy S2 Introduced
Microsft attempts to rival the iPhone by releasing a newer, smarter phone, thus enabling the technological race between the two superpowers. -
iPhone 5 Released
5 years after the initial release of the iPhone, Apple has made incredible changes to their original phone and becoming universally owned. -
Apple Releases iPhone X
Apple continues to dominate the marketplace and releases their newest phone featuring facial recognition.
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FUTURE - See Through Phones
Sources say that engineers are working on phones that are completely see-through, thus making them virtually non-existent unless you are using them. They could come as early as 2020. -
FUTURE - Contact Phones
When technology is taken to the extreme, such as this, it may completely change the way we interact with people. This could allow for AR/VR to be constantly in front of us, thus essentially putting us wherever we choose, whenever we choose. For example, you could call your significant other (like FaceTime or Skype) and be instantly submersed in the environment they are in, with them standing next to you (so it seems) and you would not be able to tell a difference.
