cell phone By time to die Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Dec 31, 1900 1800-1900 Jan 1, 1870 telephone Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Dec 31, 2000 1900-2000 Jan 1, 1964 cordless phone Apr 3, 1973 first cell phone Jan 1, 1979 first generation cell phone Jan 1, 1990 second generation Jan 1, 1999 blackberry was invented Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Dec 31, 2015 2000-2015 May 1, 2001 third generation Jan 1, 2009 fourth generation