Cellphone inventor says they've become 'too complicated,' rock-n-roll too loud

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engadget.com - 18 days ago

Cellphone inventor says they've become 'too complicated,' rock-n-roll too loud

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You know that smartphone you love, that ultimate expression of handheld convergence that some would call a mobile computer? It's crap. Or so says octogenarian, Martin Cooper, former lead engineer at Motorola credited with the invention of the handheld cellphone -- really, his name is on ...

telegraph.co.uk - 18 days ago

Inventor of mobile phones says they have become

— telegraph.co.uk — Martin Cooper, who was the lead engineer of the Motorola team that developed the mobile phone, told a privacy conference in Madrid this week that today's phones try to do many things for too many people. Whenever you create a universal device that ... (more) Inventor of mobile phones says they have become

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gizmodo.com - 18 days ago

Inventor of Cellphones Says They've Become Too Complicated [Blockquote]

— gizmodo.com — I love that smartphones let me avoid cramming my pockets with extra gadgets like an MP3 player or camera. But Dr. Martin Cooper—the former lead engineer of the Motorola team that developed the first cellphone —reckons that's just phooey. ... (more) Inventor of Cellphones Says They've Become Too ...

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