Cell Phone 1989- Cell phones were first used as car phones because they couldn't fit into your pocket. 1992- First hand sized cell phone 1996- First cerll phone with a display screen. Also made the "banana phone" in the Matrix 1999- Had cell phone with music playing capabilities 2001- First cell phone with QWERTY keyboard 2002- First camera cell phone 2004- Flip phone with full Internet capability 2007- IPhone 2008- IPhone 3G 2009- First slide out QWERTY keyboard