About How Phones became so Prolific | Before 2000 | @DocoCentral
It’s hard to imagine a time before smartphones ruled our lives but rewind over 40 years and the groundwork was being laid. Back when phones couldn’t perform 11 trillion operations per second, we began over a decade-long journey of innovations that would culminate in a smartphone. From the rise of the Internet to online shopping, and from the video Walkman to voice activated GPS, these developments were undoubtedly cutting edge for the time. No one could have guessed they would all end up in the palm of our hand. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.
How Phones became so Prolific | Before 2000 | @DocoCentral is presented by Documentary Central. Its listed runtime is 58 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- How Phones became so Prolific | Before 2000 | @DocoCentral
- Category
- Society
- Runtime
- 58 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
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