The camera phone was invented to share a newborn baby photo in 1997
We take for granted that we can take photos with our phones and share them instantly. We don’t really think about it and that this capability is only 20 years old.
Did you know that Philippe Kahn is credited with inventing the first camera-phone and he did it to capture the birth of his daughter? Here is his story:
This is the first photo taken with Kahn’s prototype camera phone:
Philippe Kahn’s first camera phone photo, taken in 1997
As incredible as his creation was at the time, I am even more impressed with his wife. There she was, pregnant and about to give birth, and she encouraged him to build the critical connection he needed to connect his camera to his phone and laptop.
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Did you know that the first camera phone was invented in 1997, by Philippe Kahn. He hacked together his camera, laptop and mobile phone to create a prototype camera phone so he could send a photo of his newborn daughter to family and friends. 20 years later, we do this without thinking about it.
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