History of Cell Phones

A history of my cell phones 

We’re writing the year 1996. TV commercials start to add something like “www.companyname.com” at the bottom corners of the screen. Cell phones start to become popular. Some mates I met at the Austrian Federal Armed Forces used such things to phone with their girlfriends. As I didn’t have a girlfriend, I didn’t need a cell phone. It was the time when cell phones began to drop down from the managers to the rednecks, who carried them on their belts as if they were revolvers, always ready to draw. It took me until October 1997 to receive my first one, due to opening a student’s account at a local bank. It was a Philips Fizz. I think I still have it somewhere at my parents, and it still should work, except for the display which has been broken by my brother. It was a cute thing. Philips seemed to have different designs which they didn’t distinguish. The antenna could be pulled out and the SIM-card had the size of a credit card.

 


 

 


 

History of mobile phones

History Of Mobile Phones

Mobile phones got there start around that we know today was launched in 1979 in Japan.  From there is swept across the world going from there to Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden.  But it took until 1983 to get to the United States, and from there has grown to what it is today.  The phones of that time could basically only be used to make calls, and even then the service that was provided was sparse at best.  The service back then was in it's infancy and was very inconsistent.  It took until 1991 for the mobile phone community to become more reliable and since then the technology has increased ten fold.

If people back then were told that the phone they were carrying in there pocket would be able to check emails, take and send pictures, they would have laughed at you and thought you were crazy.  For the most part people reading this can remember when they got their first mobile phone, and I can tell you that I never thought my phone would be able to do a quarter of what it can today.  I honestly wouldn't know what to do if mobile phones couldn't text.  I can barely remember when my first mobile phone wasn't able to text.  I think I blocked that out of my mind because of the scariness of it.  Text messaging has only been around since the early 90's.  But since then almost 75% of the people that own a mobile phone text, and texting within the past couple years has been worth around $100 billion dollars.

With the increasing technology of mobile phones there have been some concern about what they are capable of doing.  Many schools have emplimented rules that restrict the use of mobile phones during school hours.  And due to the fact that so many phones have cameras on them, and that can be bad when people have that kind of abilities.  There are also many buildings and places that tell you to turn off your cell phones when you enter because they can interfere with their machines and electronics, these places also include airplanes.  During take offs and landings you are instructed to turn off your phones because it can interfere with some of the instruments of the airplane.

But with the technology there are also good things that people areab to do with their phones.  It is really convenient that you can actually look up places using your phone, many phones also have the capabilities of getting turn by turn directions on your phone.  Another great advantage of mobile phones today is that you can call from almost anywhere in the country.  That is good because there are circumstances where people could be in situations where they need help and you are able to call and get that help.  There are also situations where you can be found using cell phones and that may help if someone is in need and can't call, or incapable of being able to call.  So either way you look at it there are benefits and negatives of the advancements of technology. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History of Cell Phone and Martin Cooper

History of Cell Phones

Cell phones are now part of our everyday lives. From Motorola DynaTAC, that power symbol that Michael Douglas wielded so forcefully in the movie “Wall Street”, to the iPhone 3G, which can take a picture, play a video, or run one of the thousands applications available from the Apple Store, cell phones have evolved immensely both in design and function since 1983. There have been thousands of cell phone models hitting the market between 1983 and 2006. It’s impossible to list all of them. We’ve picked the most representative cell phones that were once popular to take you through the history of this communication device. For reviews on current cell phone models.
If you believe other cell phones are more memorable, please post your favorites in the comments section.
1. Martin Cooper and the First Cell Phone. You might not recognize Martin Cooper’s name but you’ve probably seen his picture because he was photographed excessively when he made the first call on the world’s first cell phone back in 1973. The phone call was placed to a rival working at Bell who was also attempting to make a mobile phone. It happened on the streets of New York City and people were apparently struck dumb by the site. It’s funny to think about today since you’d be hard pressed to find someone walking New York City’s streets today without a cell phone in their hand or pocket. This phone may be clunky and impossible to use today but it’s the one that set the stage for all that came after it 


 

 


 

 

Cell Phone Design Between 1983-2009

Nokia is pretty much upfront with the media when it comes to their long term plans with their handsets and technologies, and knowing what the Finnish phone maker is up to is certainly quite interesting. Here’s a quick heads up of everything that they have confirmed so far.
First up, the first major release in 2011 would be the Nokia E7, scheduled in Q2. This is also indirectly stating that the device has been delayed. Originally, we were all expecting that the Symbian^3 powered smart phone would be readily available early next year.
But in the end, some undisclosed reasons pushed the handset back. Nokia has been beset by various delays with their devices so much that poking fun at it is starting to get old. We are already tired of seeing how the Nokia N8 took almost forever to launch this year, and it is practically a well-accepted fact that the MeeGo powered N9 is indefinitely postponed –missing the E7’s scheduled launch is certainly not good for Nokia’s track record.
While the company may not be so keen on keeping dates, they are pretty much on top of things when it comes to the latest technology. Take near field communications technology for example, while the innovation has yet to be implemented in real life, Google and Apple are both confirmed to be investing in the technology –in the meanwhile, Nokia has already installed the hardware on some of their phones.
The Finnish electronics marvel will also be launching a touch screen tablet next year (possibly MeeGo based) as well as a new smart phone that comes equipped with proper optical zoom technology.
On a sad note, it has also been confirmed that Nokia has been downsizing as of late, streamlining their production processes and also, planning on cutting off some 800 jobs as the company faces one of its toughest phases in the industry.