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more about #carphone bitgod: I think the pic needs to be photoshopped. Add someone on the right end or behind the guys on the right. Lets have some douche giving the shocker. more » armyofchuckness: K-car Lebaron. Awesome. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Photo: circa 1983. Subject: Chicago chapter of the League of Extraordinary Gentleman Flashers during a weekly public outing. more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: At first I thought this image was photoshopped to show an iPhone in his hand but upon further inspection that's really his old brick phone. The top pa... more » Mayor McRib: Look how much cell phones have evolved...look how much garage door openers have evolved. The garage door industry is in need of some trenchcoated engi... more » Ryan_Long: I'm not quite sure what John C. Reilly is doing there... I should probably go update his Wikipedia to inform the rest of the world that he was key in ... more » njdevil: Guy in the middle... white coat.... Anyone else see the resemblance? more » Mikestan: My dad had one of those in his car more » dfp3050: And Zach Morris took it over from there... more » njdevil: The first cellphone- invented just in time to distract some tool in a convertible and ruin this photograph. more » Hello Mister Walrus: I see an iPhone screen on the outside of that guy's brick phone. more » Thats_Mr_AssClown_to_you: 5 mins after this shot AT&T's network colapsed due to too many users. more » Alfisted: I see an unholy Alliance. more » nowayman: Pre-plaid and pre-buffet George Lucas on the right. more » Nathan Obbards: What's with all the trenchcoats? It feels like he's either at a flasher's convention or surrounded by secret service agents. more » UnderLoK: Was this photo op supposed to glorify the cell phone? I mean, convertible or not, K cars have never been cool... more » bornonbord: All I see is the cell tower in the background. more » sharkync: I for one am sick of second hand cell phone consequences and feel they should be banned in ALL public places including taxpayer roadways. To save the... more » mattycakes: I hope all those dudes in trenchcoats are wearing pants... more » lolbrbnvm: Clearly if I want to be taken seriously in the business world, I need a trench coat. more » -
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A Glorious Beginning
This moment, a phone call from Chicago, marked the beginning of the cellphone era according to the New York Times. It's just as epic as you had imagined. [NYT] -
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Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992
An FCC leak back in February tipped us off to the fact that Motorola was prepping a car phone, but it wasn't until today that the details were announced. However, unlike the car phones of yesteryear, the Smart Rider features GPS navigation, voice activation and Bluetooth. But here is the kicker—you can use it outside of your car, which basically makes it just another cellphone. Oh those Motorola execs with their marketing trickery! No wonder you guys are kicking so much ass. Available starting in June. Press release after the break. More »
