Geek Fact for November 23rd

In 1992, the first smartphone, IBM Simon, was introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The IBM Simon Personal Communicator sported many of the features considered standard for smartphones today – a touchscreen (albeit monochrome), icons, email, calendar, predictive typing and even a game, Scramble. You could deliver more features, aka apps (camera, maps, and music), by inserting a memory card into the phone.

Learn more at http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-29/before-iphone-and-android-came-simon-the-first-smartphone.

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