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pioneer
1922: Pioneer
The police in Chicago experiment with a radio telephone which broadcast at a frequency just above the AM radio band. -
hoseback phone
1940s: Horseback
The US Army Signal Corps communicate via radio in the field during wartime. -
commercial model
1959: Commercial Model
Reginald Blevins, the Postmaster General of the UK, inaugurates the first radio telephone service for motorists. -
portable phone
1972: Portable
A model shows off a unit that could dial into telephone systems, displayed at a London exhibition entitled, "Communications Today, Tomorrow and the Future." -
inventor
1983: Inventor
Martin Cooper is credited with developing the first cell phone approved for commercial use. -
in the feild
1988: In the Field
Frenchman Frank Piccard calls in after taking Gold in the Super G at the 1988 Winter Olympics. -
ahead of its time
1997: Ahead of its Time
Philips introduces an early attempt at a digital "smart phone." The unit, called "The Synergy" provided wireless access to e-mail, internet and faxes. -
high tech
2000: High Tech
A concept product from Panasonic combines a game machine with a detachable hand unit which serves as a mobile phone and game control device. -
multiplicity
2005: Multiplicity
Fans at a Live 8 concert in Edinburgh brandish their phones.phone became more and more populary .so the became more comen -
tex is nesxt
2007: Text is Next
Morgan Pozgar, 13, of Claysburgh, Pennsylvania, competes in the LG National Texting Championship at the Roseland Ballroom in New York. -
the today phone
2014: the phone of today
this is the newest phone out there and the most popular.it has ever this a phone could have
