Pack this in your itinerary when visiting South Korea — the Samsung Innovation Museum, which showcases the history and future of electronics innovation
Mathures Paul
Published 21.03.19, 12:55 PM
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Considered the first mass-produced television, the Televisor (1930) was developed by John Logie Baird of Scotland. It was a mechanical TV that presented moving images by rotating a circle plate with a hole
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The Philco 90 (1930s), a Cathedral-shaped vacuum tube radio, was one of the most popular radios during the golden age of the medium
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The early manual washing machine: In 1874, William Blackstone of the US designed a hand-driven washing machine as a present for his wife. It was similar to King’s washing machine but this was the first one that was specifically for home use
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Those were the days of 5-1/4 inch and 3.5-inch floppy disks. In the picture is the SPC-7200 (1993), a “Green Computer”
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The SV-D100 (1997) is the first digital video camcoder in Korea
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This is how laptops once looked like! The S-5000 (1987), the first laptop computer in Korea
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4mm VTR SV-C4000 (1986): The first 4mm VTR in the world with a built in camera
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The SPC-1000 (1983), the first 8-bit personal computer in Korea
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Key Phone System KP-832 (1984): The first electronic key phone in Korea
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VHS-VTR SV-7700 (1980): Do you remember this, the fourth VTR in the world (top-loading type)?
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MyMy Cassette Player, ST-206 (1981): This is the first portable stereo cassette player that became available in Korea
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The RE-700D (1978) is the first microwave oven in Korea
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SPH-WP10 Watch Phone: This is the world’s first watch phone. The number of buttons was minimised with dial-type control and it only weighed 39g by using smaller components
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The Matrix phone — SPH-N270 (2003) from Samsung: The phone was designed for the film The Matrix Reloaded. After it was featured in the film, only 5,000 limited editions capable of actual calls were manufactured for sales
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The original flip phone, MicroTAC from Motorola (1989): It came with a flip design where the mouthpiece folded over the keypad. It became the origin of modern flip phones as Motorola steadily released follow-up models for the next 10 years
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The first commercial mobile phone — DynaTAC 8000X from Motorola (1983). It was developed with an investment of more than $100 million over 10 years. The launch price was $3,995. It had a 30-minute talk time and an eight-hour charge time
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