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Alexander Graham Bell invents first telephone. He phoned his assistant in the next door room in Boston. He said "Mrs. Watson come here, I want to see you."
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The first manual switchboard debuts in Boston.
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First long distance call was made.
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The United States became the world leader in telephone density. 67% of all telephones were in the US
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Bell phone San Francisco from New York
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The first mobile phone system was introduced for cars. It weighed 80 lbs.
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Bell Labs begin to work on conference call prototypes. This led to the first transatlantic phone cable which allowed easy global communication.
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The first mobile phone call was made by Martin Cooper who was a Motorola engineer. He used a prototype cell phone that weighed 2.5 lbs. However, the commercial cell phones didn't hit the market until
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First mobile phone that wasn't in a car appears.
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The first flip phone was released at a price that targeted wealthy consumers at $3,000
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The first call using the internet was produced by VocalTec. This was a way for internet users to communicate via voice calling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8K49dD52WA
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The first Blackberry was released with internet capabilities within a mobile phone system.
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Apple introduces new iPhone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubxxk11Hx1U
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Smartphones, videochatting, and conference calling are mainstream. People can instantly communicate across the globe.
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I believe there will be a phone with hologram capabilities, meaning the use of 3D objects that will appear out of the phone screen.
