Telephone

Telephone

By lorenzagerman

  • The First Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell)

    The First Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell)
    Alexander Graham Bell spoke into his device and said to his assistant, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” In doing so, Bell launched the telephone era with the first bi-directional electronic transmission of the spoken word.

  • The Candlestick

    The Candlestick
    (1890s to 1930s) A candlestick telephone is also often referred to as a desk stand, an upright, or a stick phone. The mouth piece formed the candlestick part, and the receiver was placed by your ear during the phone call.

  • First Patent for a Rotary Dial (Almon Brown Strowger)

    First Patent for a Rotary Dial (Almon Brown Strowger)
    To dial a number, the user puts a finger in the corresponding finger hole and rotates the dial clockwise until it reaches the finger stop.

  • The Push Button (Introduced by Bell Telephone)

    The Push Button (Introduced by Bell Telephone)
    This first commercial push-button (Touch-Tone) telephone allowed phones to use a keypad to dial numbers and make phone calls.

  • Portable (Cordless) Phones

    Portable (Cordless) Phones
    In 1968, Teri Pall sold her rights to the cordless phone to a manufacturer who modified it for practical use. In the 1970s, the very first cordless phones were introduced. Cordless phones allowed you to talk on your phone anywhere in your house.

  • Motorola DynaTAC

    Motorola DynaTAC
    The DynaTAC 8000x was sold as the first commercial handheld cellular phone in 1983. It weighed 1.75 lb., stood 13 in. high, stored 30 numbers, took 10 hours to recharge, offered 30 minutes of talk time, and cost $3,995.

  • Motorola StarTAC

    Motorola StarTAC
    The Motorola StarTAC was the first successful flip phone, and in many ways, the first successful consumer cell phone. Weighing in at just 3.1 ounces, Motorola eventually sold 60 million StarTACs.

  • Blackberry Smartphone

    Blackberry Smartphone
    The very first BlackBerry device with a phone was the boxy 5810. You got enterprise e-mail support, text messaging, and a WAP browser, but without an integrated microphone or speaker, you had to attach a headset to make calls.

  • iPhone

    iPhone
    The iPhone is the first smartphone model designed and marketed by Apple. With its intuitive touchscreen, intelligent sensors, and sleek design, the iPhone has been an incredible success.