The telephone rekindles the technology of the past and represents a rhyme of history. The telephone is a communication device that was discovered in 1872. In 1877, Thomas Alva Edison succeeded in enabling telephone calls to be made over large distances by creating stronger electrical impulses. The telephone became portable on 20th February 1942. On this day, the American, Donald M. Mitchell, applied for a patent for his "Portable Radio Transmitting and Receiving" mobile telephone. The device transmitted using short waves, had a limited range and weighed no less than 2.5 kilograms. Another 35 years were to pass before mobile phones could be used by ordinary members of the public. It was not until 1983 that Motorola presented the first commercial mobile telephone in the world, the "Dyna TAC 8000X".
Now fast forward to this year telephones are now wireless and we can talk hands free. The latest and greatest cell phone is the iPhone. The iphone 4 with just a tap, you can wave hello to your kids, share a smile from across the globe, or watch your best friend laugh at your stories — iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 over Wi-Fi. And it works right out of the box. The iphone definitely rekindles the need to communicate as such with the large rotary dial phones from log ago.
References:
http://www.yourdiscovery.com/technology/milestones/telephone/index.shtml
http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html
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Alicia,
ReplyDeletePeople certainly are going to communication in some form via telephone even when that telephone changes form. It certainly is a rhyme of history. That new iphone is only the latest version of the telephone. I can only imagine the changes that it will undergo in the future. It is more than just a phone, or a camera or a app device. What else will it become? Whatever it evolves to, it will always be a communication device.
Hi Alicia,
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the phone - I had a similar idea :). I find it interseting too that our mouth structure is changing as well to accomodate so much talking and the ability to enuciate or articulate words. Technology changes drastically and so often. I remember when the first iPhone came out and I thought who in the world would want a touch screen phone and pay all that money to have access to the internet - well now I have one, not the iPhone, but the htc droid and I love it!
Sarah