Steve Jobs wanted to create a device that could be used anywhere, even in the bathroom.
Much has been written about the creation of the original iPhone. Over 13 years have passed, and the team responsible for designing and building the world’s most famous smartphone has given us many details about how
Today, we’re diving back into the story of how the original iPhone came to be and hearing from one of the Apple engineers who worked on the project: Joshua Strickon. one of Apple’s longest serving employees who was at the company at the time and working on the original iPhone project. Jobs’ explanation of the device he wanted to make was unexpected, to say the least.
A device for everything that can be used even in the bathroom
The iPhone project was born many years before Apple presented it, the company was developing a powerful multi-touch screen technology, but it really didn’t know very well how to use it. At t he beginning, we were talking about the year 2003, The company focused on a tablet, but later reduced the size and postponed the idea which later brought us the iPad.
However, initially Jobs’ idea was to create a home device that was easier to use than a computer and much more portable. Steve wanted to use it anywhere of the house, even in the bathroom.
“Steve wanted a device he could use to read his emails while he was on the toilet.”
In Joshua Strickon’s own words, since 2003, some Apple engineers have been working on multi-touch technology for a tablet.The story was that Steve wanted a device he could use to read his emails while he was on the toiletthat was the scope of the product specifications. But you couldn’t build a device with enough battery life to take it out of the house, and you couldn’t get a chip with enough graphics capabilities to make it useful. We spend a lot of time trying to figure out what to do“
After several years of research, Steve decided that it was better to offer the phone before the tablet, so that little by little, and thanks to the evolution of the components, the technology advances until a decent tablet can be created. It is necessary to remember that The original iPad was the first device to feature a processor that was 100% Apple-designed.
In the end, Jobs got his wish, and doubly so. The iPhone and iPad are devices with which we can check our emails from the bathroomand from any other location we want. Iconic devices that transformed the world, which is why the original iPhone is worth thousands of dollars today.
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