Cellular Breakdown

Dr. Martin Cooper

Cellular telephone: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver.

887357, the patent number for a wireless telephone, issued 1908 to Nathan B. Stubblefield of Murray, Kentucky. In 1979 Japan launched the first ever commercial cellular network. The first cell phone, as we know it, was created in 1973 by Dr. Martin Cooper. The phone was called the "Motorola Dyna-Tac" that weighed 2.5 pounds. The talk time was approximately 35 minutes while the recharge would take the user 10 hours! The features included were top of the line. The consumer could talk, listen, and DIAL!

In 1982 Nokia introduced its first cell phone that looked more like a boombox!

In 1993 text messaging and the idea of a PDA were introduced. The 20 ounce phone cost comsumers $900 (an early day iPhone).

Style! In 1996 Motorola unleashed a phone that involved not only function but fashion.

This phone was capable of being clipped on ones belt and weighting just over 3 ounces. It is the parent phone of todays popular "Razor". This sleek piece of equipment was actually smaller and lighter than most gadgets on the market today.

1998 was another technological advancement for the cell phone era, bluetooth. Shortly following the creation of hands/wire free calling came every business persons dream,  Blackberry.

In 2002, the art of image capture was integrated with the capability to talk, surf, and text. Three short years later Motorola compacted an MP3 player into this communication device.