HISTORY OF MOBILE COMPUTING Flashcards
Apple’s first contribution to the mobile computing movement.
The Apple Macintosh portable
the first attempt to recognize natural handwriting and use a basic form of artificial intelligence in a small digital device.
Newton MessagePad
The world’s first consumer laptop
The Osborne 1
the true first laptop
HX-20 by Epson
First touchscreen laptop
Gavilan SC
1970s:
_________by Alan Kay (researcher at Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center))
Dynabook
When did apple launched its first iPhone
2007
What year: Kyocera Kyotronic
1983
1996:
________ by U.S. Robotics
PalmPilot 1000
________ is a specification for a handheld-sized computer or personal digital assistant (PDA), and typically has some of the capabilities of a desktop PC.
Pocket PC
What year: Gavilan SC
1984
What year: The Apple Macintosh portable
1989
2006:
_________by Toshiba
-boasted the first HD DVD player in a computer
Qosmio
a full-blown notebook in miniature, complete with hard drive, TFT screen and the ability to run Windows 95.
Libretto by Toshiba
first to be marketed with the term ‘laptop’
Gavilan SC
the most used and useful of the early laptops
Kyocera Kyotronic
Operating system of GriDPad
MS-DOS
What year: Commodore SX-64
1983
2021-2024
AI-Powered Cameras
Sustainability and Right-to-Repair
Advancements in Mobile AI
When did apple launched the iPad
2010
2015-2017
Mobile Payments
Wearable Integration
Edge-to-Edge Displays
AI and Machine Learning
When was Windows 3.1
1992
2011-2014
Rise of Mobile Operating Systems
App Ecosystem Growth
4G LTE Rollout
Smartphone Innovation
This became the standard operating system for laptops
Windows 3.1
What is the first Android-based smartphone
Droid by Motorola
2018-2020
5G Deployment
Foldable Phones
Privacy and Security Enhancements
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
commonly thought of as the first tablet computing device.
GriDPad
1994:
_______ introduces the CD-ROM drive.
IBM’s Thinkpad 755
1981:
________ by The Osborne Computer Corporation
The Osborne 1
one of the most important evolutions for the laptop.
LCD screens
known as the first to produce a portable color screen
Commodore SX-64
What year: GriDPad
1989
When was the PDA (personal digital assistant) introduced by Apple
1993
When did Intel announced its 20MHz 386SL processor
1990
1982:
______ by Epson
HX-20
1997:
______by Toshiba
Libretto
In 2002, Microsoft developed ___________
the Microsoft Tablet PC.
the first smartphone
The IBM Simon
