jan 3, 1996 - The Flip Phone

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Motorola introduced the world's first flip phone named StarTAC. It was small, light weight, and portable weighing less than 4 ounces. When it first arrived, it cost $1,000 dollars for its premiere. As its popularity grew, many variations of this invention came along before it became obsolete. Thanks to the StarTAC, it helped Americans become comfortable with cell phones for the later years.

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