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1997: Birth of the Camera Phone
2017 | USA | 4min
General Magic
Manhasset Cinemas
Sat, Nov 10, 2018 1:30 PM
A tale of how great vision and epic failure can change the world. In the early 90s, the greatest electronics corporations joined together to form a secret company tasked with developing the ‘next big thing’. That company, General Magic, took a thing of sci-fi fiction to a reality we could hold in our hands. Their invention? A handheld wireless personal communicator. But the world was not ready to hold the world in its hands. A fascinating story of the rise - and fall - of the pioneering tech company that created a product years ahead of its time.
Great Shorts 3
Soundview Cinema - Port Washington (Aud1)
Sun, Nov 11, 2018 5:00 PM
From comedies to documentaries, from all ages fare to serious dramas, these shorts prove that good things DO come in small packages.
On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this invention was the birth of Kahn's daughter, when he jerry-rigged a mobile phone with a digital camera and sent photos in real time. In 2016 Time Magazine included Kahn's first camera phone photo in their list of the 100 most influential photos of all time.
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