On Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 8:44 PM, Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> The first mobile phone I ever saw (1987, in Finland) was designed by
> engineers ... it was the size of an old-fashioned automobile battery.
>
The first cell phone was developed at Motorola by a team led by Marty
Cooper. It was introduced in 1983. (Marty lives about 6 miles (10KM) north
of me. He is my role model for aging. He is 88.)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Cooper (Encyclopaedia
Britannica still lives!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Cooper_(inventor)
What makes the iPhone an iPhone is the ease of use and simplicity in
> operation
Well, yeah, but. That's your memory. Here is what designers said when it
was first introduced, things like:
“The real elephant in the room is the fact that I just spent $600 on my
iPhone and it can’t do some crucial functions that even $50 handsets can.
I’m talking about MMS. Video recording. Custom ringtones. Mass storage.
Fully functioning Bluetooth with stereo audio streaming . . .”
and
“There is nothing revolutionary or disruptive about any of the
technologies. Touch interface, movement sensors, accelerometer, morphing,
gesture recognition, 2-megapixel camera, built in MP3 player, WiFi,
Bluetooth, are already available in products from leaders in the mobile
industry – Motorola, Nokia and Samsung. So, what appears to be the initial
pricing at $499 and $599 with a minimum 2 year service agreement seems a
stretch.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/40436054/10-of-the-most-interesting-reactions-to-the-first-iphone-back-in-2007
You (plural) also might enjoy reading my recollections of its early history
and my predictions about its future. Me and a bunch of other designers.
https://www.fastcodesign.com/90131414/10-top-designers-on-the-iphones-real-legacy
I predicted that it would fail! (that's why I am a "legendary" designer.)
don
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