HISTORY OF THE CELL PHONE

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WHO INVENTED THE CELL PHONE?

The person responsible for inventing the cell phone is Doctor Martin Cooper.

He invented the technology for the cell phone when he was the Director of Research and Development at Motorola

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON MARTIN COOPERBORN: DECEMBER 26, 1928 IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS, USA.

Cooper is the CEO and found of Arraycoom.

Arraycoom is a wireless communications software company.

ArrayCoom, works on researching smart antenna technology and improving wireless networks.

HOW DID THE CELL PHONE BECOME A “CELL” PHONE?It started of with engineers, in the late 40’s, proposing ideas to use hexagonal cells for mobile phones in vehicles. The only problem was at this stage technology to implement the ideas did not exist.

Their was two companies that were trying to develop a better way to communicate, AT&T and Motorola. While AT&T was stuck around the idea about having a cell phone in a car, Martin Cooper was thinking of ways to communicate wirelessly, which was un-heard of.

IT’S A RACE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

The first cell phone released by Motorola was the DynaTec phone.

FIRST CELL PHONE

DynaTec phone was considered to be the first generation of Cell Phones.

In 1973 Martin Cooper out beat AT&T and was successful with his first ever mobile phone.

QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE FIRST CELL PHONEThe first DynaTec phone weighted about 5 pounds

DynaTec phone toke batteries

The battery life would last for 20 minutes long

Nicknamed the BRICK

It cost 4,000 US dollars to own a cell phone

WHY WAS THE CELL PHONE INVENTED?

AT&T announced to the world that they were the only ones capable of created a “cell” phone. Their idea of a cell phone was one that connects to your car. Martin Cooper laughed at the idea, that why would you want to be trapped in a car talking to a phone. He wanted people to have freedom to talk where ever they wanted to.

Cell phones had quickly become popular, and in demand! When something is in demand inventers always thinks of ways to make a product better suited for what its intended. The cell phone at the time was only intended to communicate with other people wirelessly. Over time inventers created other features for the cell phone

ARE CELL PHONES CHANGING THE WORLD?

HOW THE CELL PHONES EVOLVED1992Motorola International 3200The first digital hand-size mobile telephone.Nokia 1011This was the first mass-produced GSM phone. It was produced until 1994.

1996Motorola StarTACThe first clamshell (flip phone) cellular phone. Also one of the first display screens featured on a cell.

CELL PHONES THROUGH TIME

Nokia 9000 CommunicatorThe first smartphone series, driven by an Intel 386 CPU.

CELL PHONES THROUGH TIME

1999Samsung SPH-M100 UproarThe Uproar was the first cell phone to have MP3 music capabilities.

Ericsson T39This tiny handset was the first Bluetooth-capable phone.

2003BlackBerry 7210BlackBerry’s first color screen.

CELL PHONES THROUGH TIME

2007iPhoneThe original iPhone was released in June

CELL PHONES THROUGH TIMELets stop here for a moment! Is it necessaryto actually have all these features on a cell phone?

Lets take a look to what features this next Phone has

2010 iPhone 4

InternetIpodCameraAir printVoice control MessagesGps Maps

CELL PHONES THROUGH TIME

Face 2 Face talkingKey boardPlay movies in HDOVER 10,000 MORE FEATURES

Lets not forget you can make phone calls.

Its not necessary to have over 10,000features on your phone but people enjoy thenew technology, so that’s why inventers will keep making new things to “better improve”the future.

The only question that’s left to ask is what'sNext?

FINAL THOUGHTS