{"product_id":"technophone-pc105a-1986","title":"Technophone PC105A (1986)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnophone PC105A \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🥇\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Commercially-Released Mobile Phone to Fit in a Pocket \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eLaunched in 1986 for a premium £1,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e990 (about $2,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e800),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e the Technophone Pocketphone was an engineering marvel that revolutionized the mobile industry by being the first cellular phone designed to slide right into a standard shirt pocket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Created by a UK startup,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e the phone was built from the ground up to challenge the massive,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e heavy \"brick\" phones of the era,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e like the famous Motorola DynaTAC.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e To achieve its ultra-compact,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e seven-inch profile,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e the design team used an advanced,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e incredibly dense eight-layer circuit board and ultra-thin battery cells co-developed with Sanyo and Panasonic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Operating on early analog networks,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e this pocket pioneer featured a backlit screen,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e a 99-number internal memory,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and the unique ability to switch between competing phone networks at the touch of a button.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e While its slim profile meant talk time was limited to just 20 minutes unless you carried a bulky backup battery,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e its groundbreaking size proved to the world that mobile phones were meant to be carried by people,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e not permanently bolted into cars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcquired from: \u003c\/strong\u003eeBay.com \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Technophone","offers":[{"title":"Technophone PC 105A","offer_id":54069872853302,"sku":null,"price":1986.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/4447\/3654\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_cc9e87ba-8855-44d7-9cf3-bca467db7f4a.png?v=1780439063","url":"https:\/\/www.westporttechmuseum.com\/products\/technophone-pc105a-1986","provider":"Westport Tech Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}