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Cellphones Subject: English
Teacher’s Name: Ofélia Martins
*Cláudia Ferreira nº3 *Joana Nunes nº10 *Laura Sales nº14
Introduction
On this research work we are going to talk about a
technology we all love: the Cellphone.
We are going to talk about it’s history from the
first ever made telephone to the cellphone we use
today and also about what corporations are
developing for the cellphone future.
The evolution of the phone
Considering how integral phones are to our lives, it’s strange to think how quickly they’ve risen from being only landlines, to the size of backpacks, to thinner than our wallet (and smarter than our old computer). We are going to give you a look at the past and future of one of our most celebrated technological companions:
The first telephone The first telephones were a purely
scientific endeavor, with little thought
to aesthetics. The entire focus of these
first creations was to come up with a
replacement for the primitive
telegraph. Alexander Graham Bell is
credited with the invention of the first
working telephone, though there is
controversy over who actually
received the patent first: Bell, or
another inventor, Elisha Gray, who
came up with a model using similar
technology.
Early Phones
Early telephones were for the
elite, and were so uncommon
that they came in widely varying
designs, nearly all ostentatious
and victorian in appearance. It’s
strange to think that the two
handed design was the first
attempt at a handset, and not
the one handed design we’re
now so used to.
Phone Booths Phone booths were once widely seen
as the wave of the future, for they
allowed you to call someone from
the road (kind of), and how else
would mobile calling ever be
possible? The rise and fall of the
phone booth was swift, and now
they’re more an icon than something
most people ever use. Chances are
the next generation will only know
about phone booths from clichéd
scenes in television and movies.
Car Phones
When phones went the least bit
mobile, the amount of hardware
required to accompany them
required they be incorporated
into a car so the heavy guts of
the phone could reside in the
trunk. This is an additional
example of a technology that the
next generation will find
laughable, despite its
revolutionary effect at the time.
Mobile Phones The first truly mobile phones…
were not very mobile, though
better than their hulking car phone
predecessors. A halting step
towards true mobility, these
behemoths weighed up to 10
pounds and were basically an
extra briefcase. They carried a
hefty price and weren’t widely
available until slimmed down
versions started hitting the market.
Handheld Phones
The mobile phone stunned the public,
and was actually produced as a
technology demonstration more than
an actual attempt at cutting the
landline. The industry was as shocked
by the clamor for mobile phones as the
public was shocked by them. They
began their lives as what are now
considered “brick” models, for their
sturdy heft and blocky, angular
appearance.
Smart Phones
Apple’s iPhone shocked the
industry and spurred an
onslaught of fierce smartphone
competition, but Apple made a
less well received foray into
communications in 1983, when
they came out with a stunningly
advanced contribution to the
typical landline – a touch
screen.
Video Phones Video phones were a consistent vision
of the future of communication, but
nobody took into account that one of
the greatest benefits of talking on the
phone is being able to communicate
without having to worry about your
appearance. The ability to multitask
while on the phone is crucial, but
videophones require you to be
planted, and focused. Visions of the
future of communication now mostly
revolve around VOIP technology
(calling via the internet).
The Future of Phones The modern telephone differs so
wildly from the original conception,
that it’s interesting to look forward
and imagine where it will go from
here. Some see the creation of Blue
Tooth headsets as a forerunner of
a phone that will be physically
embedded inside of us, whereas
others continue seeing it as a mini
computer that’s used more as a
mobile port to the internet.
Will it be entirely moldable?
Clear glass with infinite
display options? Will it even
require a receiver, or will it be
with us all the time? Our great
grandchildren will surely look
back on the phones of their
childhood with as much
bewilderment as we do now.
Conclusion
We learned with this research work that the
cellphone came a long way and gave a lot of work
to the people who developed it and that the
phones we might have in the future are things we
cant imagine.
Webgraphy
http://fernandosantosportfoliorvcc.bloguepessoal.c
om/146308/Os-Meus-equipamentos/
http://www.telephonymuseum.com/telephone%20h
istory.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKGb5hZpuQk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcnXOhrmDB8&feature=related