Origins of Touch screen Cell Phone

Touch screen cell phone is fast becoming the norm in the mobile phone industry. Consumers are increasingly "user friendliness" and it is difficult to get much more "user-friendly" than a mobile device that takes its commands with the touch of your finger index.

Apple iPhone gets much of the credit these days in order to introduce the concept of millions of avid mobile phone buyers, but touch screen phone can be traced back many years before the iPhone was designed too.

Actually the touchscreen is used in the modern phones have been the way since the development and practical use of technology from Wacom, a Japanese company.

Originally, touch graphics "pills" was used to support write Japanese ideograms as a method to insert text. The idea was for tablet measure pressure and direction of the pen, "recording" this information in the form of text written on the Tablet screen. Wacom tablets are known for their use with a patented cordless, battery-free and pressure-sensitive pen (a pen on the screen type).

The beginning of the 1990s began the era of touch screen, PDA or handheld computer. As usual, was Apple leader from the start. Apple Newton was introduced in 1992 and continued production throughout the six years. Its limited battery power and inability to fit in a shirt pocket kept Newton from being as popular as Apple had hoped with the consumers.

Touch screen device that was a hit with your PDA buying public was Palm Pilot, begins production in 1996. Data was inputted by using a small plastic pen that detached from the side of the PDA itself.

Although no cellphone features came with the Palm Pilot, it was iPhone-like device for the day. Million consumers toted Palm Pilots in their pockets and purses, to keep track of daily schedules and events.

True and sensitive screen touch technology hit their stride with the expansion of the Apple iphone in January 2007. Consumers finally got a taste of a mobile phone that was truly sensitive to even the slightest touch of a finger. Apple iPhone became an immediate sensation and was even Time magazine ' invention of the year for 2007.

IPhone top bar for screen mobile phones, but other companies have been quick to respond and begin to introduce excellent touch screen phones of its own.

Finnish handset maker Nokia has developed its first touch screen phone-Nokia 5800 XPress Music Phone [http://www.nokia5800phone.com]. This unique phone has not only a built-in video camera, but also unlimited downloads of songs which is part of its monthly subscription. Shall be paid at the beginning of 2009, Nokia 5800 has been hyped as the next iPhone-killer. RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, is scheduled to roll out their BlackBerry Storm at the end of 2008 with hopes to compete against Apple and Nokia for the huge touch screen market.

Mobile phone screen is alive and well in the 21st century. IT won't be long before consumers wondering how in the world they ever came without one.

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