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evolution of the telephone
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telephone is created
Alexander Graham Bell first transmitted speech electrically with an order to his assistant Thomas A. Watson. this was the first time speech was transmited electricity. -
telephone number
the first telephone number made calling peple much easier instead of calling the person who owned the phones one could call the number that was assigned to each phone -
phone book
the first phone book made it so every person could find the number of someone who they didnt know the number of so that they didnt have to personally get it from them -
AT&T created
first telephone company created and leased their phones to homes and offices -
rotary dial
first time the rotary dial was implemented into telephones making it easier to make calls than the traditional method -
one-piece telephone
the first one piece telephone was introduced which freed an extra hand to take notes or do other tasks -
push button phones
the first push button phones replaced the rotary dial and made calling even faster and easier -
cordless phones
first cordless phone was created but woulld interfere with the radio signals of nearby aircrafts -
improved cordless phone
cordless phone is inovated and no longer interferes with aircraft radio signals -
call from cell phone
first call from a cell phone came from Dr. Martin Cooper this was the first time a call was made using a portable phone -
cell phones to the public
the FCC finally authorized commercial cellular service for the USA. this was the first time cell phones were available to the US public -
first flip phone
the first flip phone was invented and used to make cell hones less likely to misdial in a persons poket -
first touchscreen phone
The first touchscreen phone was the IBM Simon, it created a new and popular way to use phones. -
first smartphone
created a whole new look on phones that did more than just calling -
first cell phone with a built in camera
allowed people to have a phone and a camera in one device -
first phones with internet access
the first phones with internet access allowed people to browse the internet without the use of a computer -
first cell phone with mp3 capability
the first phone that played music started to replace CD players -
first textmessaging cellphone
text messaging created a whole new way for people to communicate with their phone -
first internal antenna cell phone
made cell phones more portable because it didnt have a large antenna sticking out of the top of it -
first bluetooth capable phone
allowed the first hands free use of cell phones
