Transceiver, data & radiotelephone
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE/HANDHELD/TWO WAY
- DATE
- 2008
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2010.0278.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Apple Inc.
- MODEL
- iPhone 3G
- LOCATION
- Cupertino, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 88825FADY7K
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- iPhone
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Hard black plastic casing, silver metal frame surrounding lens and a glass lens.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.0 cm
- Width
- 5.5 cm
- Height
- 1.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Computing Technology
- Category
- Digital computing devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Apple
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Cupertino
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 2008
- Canada
-
The iPhone 3G was launched in Canada by Rogers Wireless Inc. in July 2008 a full year after the iPhone (original) was launched in the United States. Presently (2009) Rogers Wireless Inc. is the sole company in Canada licensed to distribute the iPhone as part of an exclusivity deal that the telecommunications company made with Apple Inc. This particular iPhone was given to members of the media, prior to the launch, allowing them to become familiar with the product with the expectation that they would write about their experiences and spark discussion about the product. The media coverage prior to the launch of the iPhone (in the United States) and later the iPhone 3G (in Canada) was so complete, it created a desire for a product that not been formally completed or launched. - Function
-
The iPhone is a communication tool, although the primary function(according to its name) is a telephone, it is a small computer(Wi-fi capable) and a digital media player. - Technical
-
Although the technologies that are included in the iPhone 3G - cellular telephone, computer, Wi-fi capabilities, digital camera, digital media player, global positioning system, etc. - were developed well before its conception,the significance of the iPhone 3G is the seamless integration these various technologies into one handheld platform. In that respect, the true software innovation of the iPhone 3G is the operating system that allows for easy use of the various component technologies while still managing new software content designed to exploit the full potential of the same technologies. (see notes for additional information) - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's: [apple logo]/ "iPhone/ 16G/ Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China/ Model No.: A1241 FCC ID: BCGA1241: IC ID: 579C-A1241/ FC X [over top a garbage can] C E 0682 ! [inside of a circle]
- Missing
- Nothing is missing
- Finish
- hard plastic casing, silver metal frame and glass.
- Decoration
- A silver frame around lens, silver buttons on left side and on the top of the phone, black slot to insert the ear phones, on back of the phone upper left corner there is a small camera lens encircled in silver.
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Apple Inc., Transceiver, data & radiotelephone, circa 2008, Artifact no. 2010.0278, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/2010.0278.001/
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