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This 5 page paper discusses the evolution of the cell phone, and patterns of usage in various countries. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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technology and how these devices are used in different cultures. Discussion The earliest cell phones came out in the early 1980s; one source says his first "weighed about 20 pounds
and cost thousands of dollars to purchase" (Perryman, 2008). Reception was poor or non-existent, and bills "at times exceeded $1,000 per month. Now virtually everyone is carrying one all the
time" (Perryman, 2008) The first cell phone on the market was a Motorola DynaTac 8000X; it weighted two pounds and sold for $3,995 (Praeger, 2007). It held 30 numbers in
its memory and the battery lasted for approximately one hour (Praeger, 2007). In 1993, BellSouth/IBM introduced something called the "Simon Personal Communicator," which was the "first mobile phone to add
PDA features" (Praeger, 2007). It comprised not only a phone but also a calculator, address book, pager, email device and fax machine; it cost $900 (Praeger, 2007). The next step
came in 1996 when Motorola introduced the StarTAC, which was not only functional but fashionable, weighing 3.1 ounces (Praeger, 2007). In 1998, Nokia introduced the "6160, a 5.2-inch candybar-shaped phone.
It became Nokias best-selling phone in the 90s"; Kyocera brought out the SmartPhone in 2000 at a price of $500 (Praeger, 2007). In 2001, the "Handspring Treo 180" became the
first phone to include a QWERTY (standard) keyboard; the Blackberry made its appearance in 2002 (Praeger, 2007). In 2002, Sprint made the Sanyo SCP-5300 available; it was "the first mobile
phone in America with a built in camera"; then in 2004, Motorola came out with the Razr v. 3; its "slim, metallic design, quickly ... [made] it a must-have accessory.
In 2006, three of the four bestselling handsets are versions of the Razr" (Praeger, 2007). In 2005, Motorola tried to support iTunes with its Rokr, but it held only 100
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