1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone
7.5/ 10
TMDB Rating
2
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2017
Release Year
4 min
Runtime
Documentary
Overview
On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this invention was the birth of Kahn's daughter, when he jerry-rigged a mobile phone with a digital camera and sent photos in real time. In 2016 Time Magazine included Kahn's first camera phone photo in their list of the 100 most influential photos of all time.
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technology
e-mail
internet
birth
family
culture
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