If Cell Phones had a Facebook page we would all be writing Happy Birthday! The 40th birthday of the Cell Phone just passed and I think we should all take a moment to reflect on where Cell Phones started.
The first cell phone came out in 1983. The Analog Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was a solid brick. It boasted eight hours of standby time and took 10 hours to recharge. You could store 30 numbers in it and it cost $3,995!
After this phone, many other companies jumped on the bandwagon of mobile devices. Older generations were still not comfortable with such futuristic devices that they kept their car phones and landlines and took them to the grave. My grandmother sadly gave up her car phone after it tragically passed in a car accident. Thankfully my grandmother was ok.
Now there are more cell phones than there are toilets. Eating games have been created where when you get to the restaurant you have to put all your cell phones in a pile. The first person to grab the cell phone has to pay for everyone's meal. Children have stopped giggling at each other and now are giggling at each others snap chats. The world is changing in front of us and it's not going to stop. Over the past 40 years there have been so many changes in the technology world and we are trying so hard to adapt and evolve.
All we can do is take a deep breath in and try and learn the next language of code. Just think, what if someone had changed the mind of the person who said maybe someone wants to bring their phone with them, maybe people want to fly or even wouldn't it be cool if we had light in this room. What if they had listened to a person who said "No. It can't be done!" We would be living in a pretty boring world. A sad, desolate, boring world.
So let's take this Birthday Celebration as an opportunity to seek change, innovation and creation. Let's say YES to crazy ideas and learn a lesson that Justin Beiber has already learned. Never say Never!
therealjenc
Happy Birthday Cell Phones. You've come a long way baby ;) It's insane the way technology has changed. It can be a good thing because everything is at our finger tips, but somethings might be better off left alone (like smart fridges that tell you when you're out of milk and try to kill you if you think of replacing them).
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