Watch how this 2001 news item reported the first (super basic) camera phone

CAT February 9, 2024 1 min read

Trevor Mogg

Check out this BBC news item from 2001 that reports on the arrival of the first (very basic) camera phone — six years before the first iPhone hit the market.

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Watch how this 2001 news item reported the first (super basic) camera phone

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