Everything in our lives deserves a place in history. Now, a new online museum will allow users to relive the history of mobile phones dating back to 1984. The Mobile Phone Museum is an online experience by Ben Wood, a Chief Analyst at CCS Insight. This unique museum first opened virtually on November 23, 2021. This venture is a collaboration with collector Matt Chatterley. It brings to us a lot of legendary devices from Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Alcatel, and some lesser-known brands, but also some newer phones like One Plus.
“This all started as a passion project over 25 years ago, so it’s immensely exciting to work with Vodafone to launch the Mobile Phone museum. We will be able to see so many industry veterans and other friendly faces at the exhibition. None of this would have been possible without the extraordinary generosity and effort of a handful of eager volunteers, donors and sponsors, so I want to thank them sincerely for their contributions.”
Wood in an interview about Mobile Phone Museum
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The museum contains devices from Wood’s personal collection. It dates back to devices launched as far back as 25 years ago. It now has a total of 2100 handsets. Yes, you are reading it right! The Mobile Phone Museum contains a decent collection of more than 2000 handsets. It also comes along with their history and high-resolution photos. On the other hand, the museum has signed up telecom operator Vodafone as a five-year sponsor.
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Find Your First Phone in the Mobile Phone Museum
According to the museum’s website, it is a charitable organization and contains legendary devices like the Nokia 3310, Moto Razr V3, Volvo Talkman, and many more. It also has more modern devices, like the Nokia Lumia 1020, a phone that failed. But it is considered by many to have revolutionized smartphone cameras. The Motorola Satellite series, which is considered to be amongst the first mobile phones ever, is also included in the catalogue. The founders also plan to hold exhibitions for the museum later.
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Moreover, the website also says that the Museum is working on a “range of resources” for teachers and other educators. It will help schools to develop programmes for students. These too will be ready in the future, and no date has come out for the same yet.
Sushmita Choubey
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