In the next few months you're going to see an onslaught of product announcements from some of the biggest mobile players, like Nokia's first Windows Phone to Android's fourth major revamp (Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich) to the dual-core, LTE-supporting Motorola Droid Bionic. And just so we can stop reporting rumors, lets hope Apple finally launches the iPhone 5.All bets are on as to which smartphone is going to appear under the most Christmas trees this year, but whatever the case, eMarketer predicts that a whopping 38 percent of American mobile users will own a smartphone.
Now that the latest cell phones have shrunk to the width of my pinky and are apparently becoming more indispensable than wallets and chocolate, it's hard to believe there was ever a day when a wireless phone was the stuff of pure fiction. But looking at the infographic below, created by Product Development Technologies and first picked up by Read Write Web, that was just 40 years ago.
PDT's journey reminds us of some major mobile innovations, not just products, but in pop culture as well; I have the "Working Woman Barbie" stashed somewhere. Of course there are some gaps, like the IBM "Simon" phone circa 1992 or a sub-section showing how telecommunications has evolved, but it's pretty inspiring seeing the strides made since 1965's fictional, walkie talkie-like depiction of cell phones in "Get Shorty."
Source: Product Development Technologies
Source:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2392024,00.asp?kc=PCRSS05039TX1K0000762
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