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Mobile phones - then and now
In the past 25 years we have major improvements in the technology that surrounds us. Many people take what we have available to us granted, such as when was the last time you stood up from your chair to change the TV channel?
One of the most useful applications of the technology communication, way down the days of making your message to a carrier pigeon. Now we have e-mail, fax, instant messaging, social networking and of course the mobile phone.
If you read this, probably at least 1 mobile phone within 10 meter of where you are, you probably use a good today. In fact, in several countries, more mobile phones than people in the UK
Today I'll show you how mobile phones have evolved
The 80 first generation
Often referred to as the decade of greed because of the economic and social climate in the UK and U.S.. But the 1980s also considered the transition between the industrial and information ages.
Motorola DynaTAC
The first commercially available handheld mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTAC which was adopted in 1983.
With a weighing 794 grams and measuring a good 10 inches long, the DynaTAC was a real trooper. It had the standard 12 buttons we see on today's mobile phones along with 9 additional keys --
RCL (Recall), Clr (Clear), SND (Send), Sto (Store), FCN (function), End (End), PWR (Power), Lock (Lock), Vol (Volume)
Motorola have announced that they will be a 21st anniversary edition release of the phone built to the original specification with modern components.
It did have an advantage is, if someone tried to mug you, you could club them over the head with it and make your way out.
Nokia 100
The first phone from Nokia's original series of mobile phones is specifically designed for the growing consumer market. From the ground up was designed for easy use by mobile phone virgins, a concept that Nokia is known to global.
Nokias market at the time showed that buyers were purchasing handsets for safety. Based on these 3 special keys were integrated, the first one red number 9 is programmed to dial emergency services. The second envelope was represented by a call to voicemail systems and the third could be programmed to the user preferred.
The device weighed only 340 grams and the key lock system protected against accidental calls are made.
The '90 Second Generation
The 90s marked the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War but also marked the dot com boom and rise of the Internet. Economic Growth Sat hand in hand with technological development.
Motorola startac
This was the first to appear in the flip phone format. The generally accepted that inspired the original Star Trek communicator, the phone was released in January 1996 and in 2005 PC World magazine is at number 6 in the 50 Greatest Gadgets Of the last 50 years
It was also the first phone to the vibrating alert feature dubbed Vibracall function, currently only Motorola phones could make use of this function because it held the patent. Back in the day was also considered as the smallest (94 mm x 55 mm x 19 mm) and lightest (94 grams) mobile phone available, even cameo appearances in films like 8mm staring Nicolas Cage.
Nokia 5110
The Nokia 5110 is released to the public in 1998 and quickly became the most popular mobile phone in the world. It was rough, had excellent battery life and of course was one of the first phones to feature the game snake.
One of the key features that the Nokia 5110, except competition was Nokias Express Fascias. For the first time exactly how users can customize their phone looked, people could make custom panels for their mobile phones which to distinguish them from the masses.
Siemens S10
The Siemens S10 is the first to feature a color screen, it meant a revolution in mobile phone history. It was released to the public in 1998 and to celebrate / show in their performance, Siemens entered an Easter egg to a palm tree image.
Although this was the first mobile phone with a color display function, the demand for the handset was quite low. The colors looked washed out and the ghosting of vertical load screens. One feature I really like about the phone is the possibility of a color to assign to a contact in your phone, similar to how you can assign colors to files on modern Macs days apple.
Nokia 3210
The Nokia 3210 is an extremely popular phone, initially launched in 1999. It was a winning combination of advanced features. It was the first mobile phone and an internal antenna unlike the Nokia 5110, you can either replace the front and back covers of the phone.
For the first time in the mobile phone industry launched an advertising campaign for the handset targets mainly young people. The inclusion of 3 games, changeable panels, customizable ringtones and aggressive pricing have led to the handsets enormous popularity in the age group 15-25.
The third generation 2000s
The beginning of 2000, the history of the worlds greatest excuse to get drunk to get the new millennium. The 2000s led to an escalation of social issues from the '90s such as health, human rights, gender equality, homosexuality, body image and terrorism. But what has she done for technology?
Samsung SGH-M100
2000 was the year that redefined digital convergence, combining of several devices into one in the name of convenience. Samsung had created an award winning combination of a mobile phone with an integrated MP3 player.
It had 32MB Integrated memory, and connected to your PC with a parallel interface. Included in the handset is an inline remote control with full control of your music, there was a headset included that double as a personal handsfree.
Sharp J-SH04
The first commercially available camera phone is released to the Asian market in 2000. The phone rejoice in a 110,000 pixel camera with an integrated CCD sensor and a glorious 256 color screen to your captured moments.
There was also a mobile miniature color available, so you could make hard copies of your photos. The general thought that the camera phone and mobile printer is inspired by the Purikura photo booths found could be spread over Tokyo at the moment.
Ericsson T68
Published in time for Christmas 2001, the T68 was the strongest set of features ever seen on a mobile phone and managed to do in style, while remaining lightweight and compact (100 mm x 48 mm x 20 mm 84 grams).
While not the first phone equipped with Bluetooth (this was the Ericsson T36 in 2000) was the first dish on the market and became widespread. Also featured Infrared, GPRS, Triband, WAP, SMS, Predictive Text, EMS, WAP, color, Customizable ringtones, Custom wallpapers, screensavers and a photo directory. This phone set the standards for those to come.
Motorola V3/RAZR
This unit had the power to World turning the opposite direction on the shaft. It was in the wild in 2004, and possibly one of the most different handsets of all time for its appearance and size. It was initially regarded as an exclusive fashion phone.
Like his great grandfather the Motorola startac, the V3 managed to make it in PCWorld The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the past 50 years on the number 12 spot.
The handset is only 13mm thick (53 mm x 98 mm x 13 mm) and weighed only 99 grams. In less than one years of the release was reported that the RAZR V3 was the most popular clamshell handset available, and by July 2006 Motorola had shipped 50 million units.
Nokia N95
The N95 does it all. Gone are the days of the execution of a mobile phone, an MP3 player, a GPS device in your car, a PDA / laptop, a video camera or a digital camera. A single device may all were released to the public in March 2007.
The handset packs a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, video recording at 640x480, WiFi, Quad Band, integrated GPS and an MP3 - player. Although by today's standards it is considered at 120 grams heavy and quite large in size (99x53x20 mm) the handset shot at the number one spot in the first week of release. This was mainly due to the huge amount of anticipation for the handset.
Then people wonder what is next? Can a cell phone to do better than this? The answer is yes, the answer begins with A.
Future - Fourth Generation
Apple iPhone
Apple are notorious for the way they market their products, they have hype built up for months if not years for this product. They are very secret in what they do, and the public to work together piece patents Apples new product. In fact, more than 200 patents refer to the technology behind the iPhone.
The iPhones features include a camera phone, a multimedia player, mobile phone and internet services like web browsing and e-mail. All this is controlled by a large 3.5 inch touchscreen interface. It is available with 8 GB or 16 GB storage and apple trying to catch 1% of the total market mobile phones within the first year of launch, thats 10 million units.
Already Apple to a revised model of the Apple iPhone release, the iPhone 3G is currently written for release in mid July. It includes new features such as 3G data and GPS built in so you can literally find the nearest hotel, station, pub, where you are.
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