Part 3: Time line

  • Fire resistive touch Screen(A)

    This was in its early stages of technology and it didn't really benefit society until later on.
  • First Cell Phone(B)

    The first cell phone was made, but it wasn't necessarily accessed by everyone yet.
  • Touch Screen-Innovation(C)

    The IBM Simon was the first touchscreen phone made by iPaq that was brought to the market. This phone is an innovation a sense that it was the building block for other smart phones like Apple and Samsung.
  • Start of the Internet Age(D)

    The age of internet was a technological advancement since it brought new ways to get information. It made gathering and storing information faster, which in turn changed how information was received.
  • Qwerty board was made(E)

    This key board iterated the once old fashioned keyboard, by slowing down typing speed for less errors and mishaps.
  • Click'n Run(F)

    The creation of the first app software was called Click N Run. This idea brought forth other ideas of app creation that our society highly influences today.
  • Water proof technology(G)

    Water proof technology is a technological advancement that is has been applied to a majority of products used today.
  • End of the Internet Age

  • 9-11-2001(H)

    Shortly after the airplane crash on 9-11,people bought more cell phones to keep in touch with their loved ones.
  • Inductive Charging(I)

    Inductive Charging is another term for wireless charging. This iteration helped add to more variety to charging ports.
  • Water proofing was introduced to Smart Phones(J)

    Sony was the first company to introduce a truly waterproof phone. The Xperia Z was  an iteration because  waterproofing wasn't something that made the cell phone a completely new product like some of these innovations.
  • Smartphones becoming virtual reality machines-innovation(K)

    Samsung was the first company to release a smartphone that was capable of emulating virtual reality. To many, this is considered an innovation because it almost turns the cellphone into a completely new device.