1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone
About 1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone
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.
1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone (2017) is a documentary film directed by Jonathan Ignatius Green. Dante Gabiati appears as Philippe Kahn, Cary Mizbe as Police Officer, Venee Porter as Nurse, and Wendy Wang as Wendy Wang.
It runs 4 minutes and was released in June 2017.
Members will find technology, internet, birth, and culture in it.
Nerve, Sex Tape, and The Social Dilemma make useful companions to 1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone, all filed under family.