Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?
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Test your mobile tech knowledge
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Test your mobile tech knowledge
We know, we know … mobile tech really is all about cellular communication, but in this quiz, we threw in a few mobile devices that didn’t have a cellular component.
This device is …
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the classic Motorola StarTAC flip released in 1996.
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the classic Motorola StarTAC flip released in 1996.
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Which version of the Kindle is this?
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Which version of the Kindle is this?
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The original Kindle from 2007
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The original Kindle from 2007
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the Verizon Juke circa 2007.
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the Verizon Juke circa 2007.
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the Motorola Razr V3i Dolce & Gabbana edition from 2005.
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the Motorola Razr V3i Dolce & Gabbana edition from 2005.
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IBM's Simon was ...
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IBM's Simon was ...
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... a big deal.
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... a big deal.
The IBM Simon was the first cellular phone to include telephone and PDA features in one device. The year: 1994.
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Bono is toying around with a ...
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Bono is toying around with a ...
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U2 Special Edition iPod released in 2004.
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U2 Special Edition iPod released in 2004.
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Who makes this mobile device?
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Who makes this mobile device?
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Starfleet, silly
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Starfleet, silly
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the Nokia E90 Communicator.
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the Nokia E90 Communicator.
Its heyday was around 2007.
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the iPod shuffle circa 2005.
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the iPod shuffle circa 2005.
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This is ...
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This is ...
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a Tandy pocket computer ...
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a Tandy pocket computer ...
… as is this device. More than mere calculators, these pocket PCs from the 1980s also understood a form of the BASIC programming language.
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Which edition of iPod is this?
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Which edition of iPod is this?
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Generation 3 circa 2003.
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Generation 3 circa 2003.
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a Motorola "brick" phone.
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a Motorola "brick" phone.
It’s also known as the DynaTAC, with a Cellular One-branded logo. It appeared circa 1989.
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These are the innards of ...
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These are the innards of ...
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the LG C1300 flip phone circa 2007.
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the LG C1300 flip phone circa 2007.
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