Media Literacy
Media History in Your Hand
Our smartphones contain many technological inventions developed over decades. Do you use your phone mostly for music, photography, videos or communicating with text/email? Trace the evolution of that technology in the display.
Hover/select the historical technology to see its modern smartphone equivalent.
Zenith Television, 1958
Smith Premier Manual Typewriter, 1896
Cylinder phonograph, 1905
Newspaper, 1845
city street map, 1910
Telephone, 1900ā1920
AT&T Answering
Machine, 1989
Folding camera, 1902ā1904
Portable car phone, 1985ā1995
Military Letter, 1861
Rolodex for phone numbers, 1960sā1980s
Cassette recorder, 1982ā1985