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  1. Remember when we wore cell phones on belts? This Motorola phone ...

    A quarter of a century. The original Motorola StarTAC was the sleek, bleeding edge of cell phone communication when it debuted in 1996 for $1,000. Motorola Archives. It wasn't until Jan. 6, 1996 ...

  2. Motorola StarTAC

    The StarTAC is a series of mobile phones released by Motorola starting in 1996. It is the successor of the MicroTAC, a semi-clamshell design first launched in 1989. Whereas the MicroTAC's flip folded down from below the keypad, the StarTAC folded up from above the display. The StarTAC was among the first mobile phones to gain widespread consumer adoption; approximately 60 million StarTACs were ...

  3. Did Star Trek Communicators Inspire the Invention of the Cell Phone?

    Therefore, the communicators on Star Trek have long been noted as being the inspiration for the hand held cell phone, which was first invented in the early 1970s by Martin Cooper at Motorola, although obviously the first actual hand held cell phone was gigantic (here is Cooper holding one of the early models in a photo from a while back)...

  4. Martin Cooper (inventor)

    Martin Cooper (born December 26, 1928) is an American engineer. He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with eleven patents in the field.. On April 3, 1973, he placed the first public call from a handheld portable cell phone while working at Motorola, from a Manhattan sidewalk to his counterpart at competitor Bell Labs.

  5. Retro Review: Motorola StarTAC

    The phone's battery life was also impressive, with a talk time of up to 90 minutes and a standby time of up to 48 hours. In terms of performance, the StarTAC was reliable and easy to use. The phone's call quality was good and it was easy to navigate through the menu and settings. The StarTAC's flip design also protected the phone's keypad ...

  6. Motorola StarTAC Smartphones for Sale

    570.Motorola Star Tac SWF0280L Very Rare - For Collectors - No Sim Card - CDMA. $29.99. ... Motorola Cell Phone Cables and Adapters. Motorola StarTAC Flip Cell Phones & Smartphones. ... The phone resembles the Star Trek Communicator. Motorola offered an optional battery. The larger capacity lithium-ion battery was one of the original phone's ...

  7. How Startrek inspired an Innovation

    This phone weighed 1.1 pounds, had 30 minutes of battery life and was priced at $3,995 - about $9300 in today's prices. The Startrek series foreshadowed many other innovative ideas and inspired other inventors. Ed Roberts, who invented the first home computer, the Altair 8800, named it after the Altair Solar System in a Star Trek episode.

  8. First Mobile Phone Call Made 41 Years Ago Today

    Indeed, today marks the 41st anniversary of the first mobile phone call. 41 years! That's five months older than Star Trek 's animated adventures! That's 10 years older than Walter Koenig was when he first appeared in TOS ' season two! In an act of Kirk-like bravado, Motorola's inventor Martin Cooper (still alive at 85) made the first mobile ...

  9. Martin Cooper, one of several inventors inspired by "Star Trek," came

    It was the Star Trek series, seeing Captain Kirk and his team use their communicator devices, that inspired Cooper to come up with the world-changing invention. The device, which was as big as a brick and weighed 2.2 pounds, was a prototype of the portable cellular 800 MHz phone. It had a single line text-only LED screen.

  10. Legendary Motorola StarTAC: Revisiting the world's first flip phone

    On Jan. 3, 1996, Motorola introduced the StarTAC, which was made of black plastic (this colorful version came a couple years later). It was the world's first flip phone and it cost $1,000. The ...

  11. Motorola StarTac

    Motorola StarTac. The fact that the StarTac looked similar to the communicators used on Star Trek was just icing on the cake for a phone chock-full of firsts. Not only was the StarTac the first clamshell mobile phone, it was also the first with a vibrate option. At 3.7 in. by 2.1 in. by 0.75 in. and 3.1 oz., it was the smallest and lightest ...

  12. Random Access Memories: Motorola StarTAC: 1996

    The Motorola RAZR, with that oh-so-satisfying SNAP when closed, remains forever lodged in the public consciousness. But it was no pioneer when it rocked up in 2004, eight years behind Motorola's own StarTAC. And although the older phone might not be a looker to modern eyes, in 1996 it was revolutionary. For the time, it was practically wafer ...

  13. Communicator (Star Trek)

    The communicator is a fictional device used for voice communication in the fictional universe of Star Trek. As seen in at least two instances, the Original Series episodes "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" and "Day of the Dove," it can also serve as an emergency signaling device/beacon, similar to a transponder.The communicator allows direct contact between individuals or via a ship's communication system.

  14. Inspired by Star Trek: Martin Cooper invented the mobile phone in 1973

    Inspired by Star Trek: Martin Cooper invented the mobile phone in 1973. Alexander Graham Bell, on March the 10th, 1876, made the historic first telephone call that gave birth to a cultural and business shift which changed the world. 97 years later, in 1973, Motorola installed a base station to handle the first public demonstration of a phone ...

  15. The Star Trek original series Bluetooth Communicator is Back!

    Pre-orders open starting 10-18-2021. Stand by for incoming transmissionIt's the news that every Trek fan has been eagerly waiting for: The Wand Company's premium original series Communicator replica is back in production. To mark the original series' 55th Anniversary, the Wand Company has dusted off its communicator tools and put them back to work. The new communicator will be manufactured ...

  16. From 'the Brick' to the iPhone, the Cellphone Celebrates 50 Years

    In the 1990s, Motorola's first flip phone drew inspiration from "Star Trek" communicators. Lisa Yaszek is a professor of science fiction studies at Georgia Tech—and a lifelong fan of the ...

  17. Q&A: Why the Inventor of the Cellular Phone says 'Don't Ever Fall in

    By the time Star Trek debuted in 1966, Cooper and his team at Motorola were practically in the home stretch; in 1973, they debuted the first-ever handheld mobile telephone, the brick-like DynaTAC. Cooper himself made the first cell phone call on October 17, 1973—to his chief competitor at AT&T, with whom he'd been in a bit of a cellular ...

  18. Martin Cooper (1926- )

    Martin Cooper (1926- ) Motorola. While working for Motorola, he created the first personal cell phone, citing Captain Kirk's communicator on Star Trek as an inspiration. His first call on the 28-oz. (800 g) cordless cell phone — dubbed "the brick" — was to his rival at Bell Labs Research. Next Robert Watson-Watt (1892-1973)

  19. Spock And The Motorola StarTac

    The hot new cell phone at the time was the Motorola StarTac, which was a dead ringer for the Star Trek communicator. He said, "You know, when I first got this thing, I didn't even connect the dots ...

  20. How to transform your smartphone into a real-world Star Trek tricorder

    When the first flip-top phones appeared in the '90s, prompting amazed gasps of, "Hey, this is just like the communicator in Star Trek!" it felt like we were on the cusp of an amazing sci-fi ...

  21. Star Trek Communicator

    The Wand Company is proud to present our Star Trek: ... the engineer working at Motorola credited with creating the world's first mobile phone in 1973, said it was Kirk's iconic prop that inspired him to create it. The mobile phone has changed the way that the human race interacts. Mobile phones now dominate one-to-one and one-to-many ...

  22. Star Trek: The Original Series Bluetooth Communicator

    To mark Star Trek's 55th anniversary, the Wand Company's premium Original Series Communicator replica is back, with all new voice clips. Product Details: Fully working Bluetooth handset: Easy to pair with any Bluetooth compatible mobile phone - authentic flip-to-answer action. Immersive play features: Authentic voices and sound FX from the ...

  23. The Galaxy Z Flip3 is Samsung's latest foldable to become a Star Trek

    The Galaxy Z Flip3 is Samsung's latest foldable to become a Star Trek: Picard prop. A longstanding urban legend had it that the invention of the cell phone was inspired by communicators seen on ...