![]() “If the iPhone was uncomfortable to hold, that would have been a non-starter for Jobs,” says Merchant. ![]() He was just trying to make a really cool phone.īrian Merchant, author of The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone, says that for all of the original iPhone’s game-changing innovations-the multitouch screen, the high-quality camera, the built-in accelerometers and gyroscopic sensors-Jobs conceived of the device as a cellphone, first and foremost.Īnd central to the concept of a cellphone back in 20 when the iPhone was being developed, was that it fit comfortably in your hand and in your pocket. Under Jobs’ leadership, Apple produced some of the most revolutionary and iconic pieces of consumer technology ever: the Apple IIc, the original Macintosh, the iMac G4, the iPod, the iPhone and iPad.īut the origin story of the first iPhone reveals that Jobs, while undeniably brilliant, was not a technological soothsayer who predicted our digital future. The popular mythology around Jobs was that he was always thinking 10 years ahead of the rest of the computing and electronics world. ![]() Steve Jobs unveiling the iPhone in 2007, which was less than half-inch thick, had Internet capability, an MP3 player and a two megapixel digital camera.Īs Apple's iPhones and other smartphones feature increasingly sophisticated cameras, processors and touch screens, the rise of the super-stocked device shows that even the inimitable Steve Jobs couldn’t predict the future.
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