IET On Campus VIT - Look! Is it a landline? Is it a cellphone? No! It's a smartphone!!! This day in 1994, IBM released the world's first smartphone, IBM Simon. It was
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Flaunt Digital on Twitter: "It's safe to say that the world's first smartphone is pretty different to what we're used to today, even if it did boast a touchscreen! Were you one
![Why did the IBM Simon make a cameo in last week's episode when the device wasn't released until 1994? I thought the current season is set in 1983. : r/ForAllMankind Why did the IBM Simon make a cameo in last week's episode when the device wasn't released until 1994? I thought the current season is set in 1983. : r/ForAllMankind](https://preview.redd.it/h2rf4f2a34l61.jpg?auto=webp&s=a7b256b6a4d3d486bf636fd8b19440bd6cddc438)
Why did the IBM Simon make a cameo in last week's episode when the device wasn't released until 1994? I thought the current season is set in 1983. : r/ForAllMankind
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IBM Simon Personal Communicator 1st smart phone, designed by IBM for Bell South released August 16, 1994. PDA & touchscreen Stock Photo - Alamy
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