Was called the “Simon Personal Communicator” & was created by IBM more than 15 years before Apple.
Launched at $899 with a service contract
First device to combine the functions of a cell phone & a PDA
Featured a monochrome LCD touch screen measuring at 4.5 inches by 1.4 inches, & came with a stylus
Could be used for calls, sending emails, faxes, pages, & third party applications
Extra features included: notes collection, an address book, calendar, world clock, and a way to schedule appointments
Before there was Samsung or Apple there was this device. On November 2nd, 1922 Inter nation Business Machines (IBM) debuted the very first "smartphone". Like all the newest iPhones it was something that everyone couldn't wait to get their hands on, but not everyone could afford it. Without a contract this phone could be priced as high as
$1,300. There were many setbacks, but people loved the idea of being able to have the internet on the go. Only about 50,000 units we sold and IBM did have plans to redesign the device and perfect all of its imperfections, but they never ended up doing so.
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