What is the one thing, that at any age, a person is rarely seen without? The cell phone. The first cell phone was actually made and used by a man named Martin Cooper. His first telephone call? To his rivals at Bell Labs. It’s strange that over 35 years ago the use of a cell phone was a foreign concept. To think someone could walk around outside, away from a chord, and be able to have a conversation with someone was a phenomenon that many people couldn’t fathom. In 1983, Motorola unveiled to the world, the first truly portable cellular phone. It was called the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. After 100 million dollars spent in research and development and 15 years of getting it ready, the cell phone finally hit the market. They nicknamed it the brick for its 13 x 1.75 x 3.5 inches in size. From there, the rest is history. Cell phones started to develop rapidly and by the 1990’s the second generation (2G) cell phones began to emerge. Nowadays there are so many styles and models to choose from it can be completely overwhelming. We have entered into the 3G model cell phones and development continues to progress. We’ve moved from texting to e-mail to being able to do anything you want that can be done on a computer as well.
I am always amazed and amused at how large cell phones used to be when they first hit the market. Its hard to imagine anyone carrying around something that's roughly the size of bar of gold bullion! However, what society demands technology and science provide. As they developed, cell phones became smaller and better designed, bringing out the artistic side of electronics designers around the world. From being the size of a brick to often times smaller than a pack of cards, cell phones are a modern marvel.
ReplyDeleteWow. It's amazing how far technology has come. Today cell phones are extremely small and offer many new features. It's good technology advanced because I know I would not like to have carried this size cell phone around. People have also become too reliant of their phones.
ReplyDeleteThere are features on a cell phone which allow people to go on the internet, and play games. Not only do they have more features, they also come in different colors and alot of phones don't have any buttons, there is only a touch screen. No matter what phone it is, people are never without it, and when they forget it, it turns into a crisis. So yes cell phones are good, but it's not the end of the world when you leave the house without it.