Hospitality Technology Innovations By ecash Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Feb 11, 2013 Technology and Hospitality Feb 11, 1953 SABRE GDS created Feb 11, 1969 ARPANET launched First incarnation of the Internet. Feb 11, 1973 Cell Phone Feb 11, 1973 First POS Feb 11, 1983 Electronic door locks invented Feb 11, 1991 WiFi invented Feb 11, 1996 Travelocity created Feb 11, 2000 TripAdvisor created Feb 11, 2004 Yelp created Feb 11, 2007 First iPhone released