Evolution of Mobile Phones
1968:
Alan Kay first proposes the concept of the Dynabook, similar to smartphones and tablets of today but with more functions and a longer battery life. Many experts are still trying to perfect it!
1984:
The Motorola DynaTAC 8000x, weighing 2 pounds and costing $3,995.00, becomes the first commercially available portable phone.
1994:
The first mobile phone with smartphone specs, IBM’s Simeon Personal Communicator, is launched. It wasn’t marketed as such though, and was called everything else, from a
pager to a PDA.
1998:
Siemens launches the S10, the first mobile phone with colour graphic, and Nokia rolls out the 6110 that included the first version of the beloved Snake game.
1999:
The first WAP-enabled mobile phone, allowing browsing and downloading of ringtones, pictures and games, is introduced in the form of the Nokia 7110 for about $210.00
2000:
Ericsson’s R380 is the first touchscreen phone to be marketed as a Smartphone, and retails for $780.00 or so. Microsoft
also releases the Tablet PC.
2001:
Nokia launches the 3310, which ultimately sells more than 160 million units. Cutting-edge 3G technology is launched, allowing fast-action mobile games like
Sonic from Sega.
2002:
Samsung joins the mobile phone party and launches the SGH-T100, the first phone with an LCD screen.
2004:
Pub Fruity becomes the world’s first Java Casino Game. It could not be played for real money, but there were mini side games to spend your chips on.
2007:
Apple releases its iPhone 2G, with gaming graphics to rival the best video game consoles, for $520.00.
2008:
The Dream Slider by HTC, the first Android smartphone, is released. The Apple App Store, which developed Texas Hold’em and Android Market, now Google Play, are also both introduced.
2010:
The HTC Evo 4G, world’s first 4G phone, and Apple’s iPad are both launched. The development of HTML5 means cross-platform games that run on different
devices can now be developed.
2011:
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, the first smartphone with an integrated game console to blend phone and console functions, enters the market.
2012:
The Google Nexus, considered Google’s flagship Android products, and the iPad Mini, which makes superb iPad features more portable, hit the shelves and
compete with each other.
2014:
Samsung’s Galaxy S5 and Gear 2 Smartwatch are released. Microgaming’s The Dark Knight 3D Slot can be played on the Smartwatch itself, crossing a new frontier.
2015:
Vegas Fruit Slots, the first fitness-based Casino Game, is launched for Android Wear Smartwatches.
2017:
Samsung to release the Galaxy X, the world’s first foldable smartphone. Speculation is that its flexibility is made possible by a Super AMOLED display.
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