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Celebrating 40 years of Mobile Phones [INFOGRAPHIC]
With the first cellphone having been made publicly available in 1973, and weighing in at 2.5 pounds, it goes without saying – we’ve come a long way. Today is the official 40th birthday according to Mashable. Evidently 40 years ago today, Mobile Phone creator Martin Cooper placed the first mobile call on the streets of NYC to his rival Joel Engel who was currently head of research at Bell labs. Unfortunately at the time, the battery life only alotted for 20 minutes of conversation.
Since then, there has indeed been some remarkable improvements, not to mention the price for the original phone ($3,995 or what would be $8,700 today) has come down significantly to on average below 1/20th of that. Additionally, the weight for instance (of the iPhone 5) is a mere 3.95 ounces, vs the 2.5 pounds. Thanks to the folks at ColumnFive who has partnered with Mashable, they have compiled a Infographic that depicts the timeline and pivotal moments of the cellphone’s history.
Was your first cell phone a clam-shell, or a slider?
Where do you see mobile in 10 years?
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