Smart Idea Leads to Smart Phones

Imagine a life where the only means of communication is through face to face interaction.

Imagine your daily routine without the use of that smart phone you carry around with you from place to place. No matter where you go, people are on their phones texting, emailing, on social media sites, playing games, watching and listening to videos or catching the news. Imagine the idea of travel without a guarantee that you could call someone for help at any moment in time. How did anyone survive without this type of technology?

Martin Cooper is attributed to the invention of the mobile phone back in the early 70s.  However, the first cell phone available to the public for purchase didn't come out until 1983. Engology tells us all about it. How long did the charge on the battery last? How much did it weigh, etc.?

Interested in learning even more fun facts? Net Pro Live even shows us how much the first cell phone would have cost to purchase, which countries used mobile phones first, and what the first cell phone looked like.

The next time you pick up your phone to type a quick text or to make a call while driving to your next destination, take time to remember that communication wasn't always at our fingertips. Someone, somewhere had an idea. Through hard work and determination, that idea made our lives much simpler to live.