Object Details
- Manufacturer
- International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Armonk, New York, USA
- Distributor
- Bell South
- Designer
- International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Armonk, New York, USA
- Manufacturer
- Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics of America
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Simon mobile unit combines features of telephone, pager, fax, email, address book, calendar, and sketchpad. Rectangular handset (a) with touch-sensitive liquid crystal display panel, inset speaker (earpiece), microphone (mouthpiece) and collapsible antennae. Proper right side panel has molded buttons for power, volume, LCD contrast. Low profile base unit (b) with depression/cradle molded to receive handset when not in use, small LED light indicating battery recharge status. Stylus (c), a narrow cylinder with pointed tip, black painted metal, metal pocket clip.
- Credit Line
- Gift of International Business Machines
- 1993
- Accession Number
- 1996-23-1-a/d
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- appliances & tools
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- Cellular telephone
- Type
- Cellular telephone
- Medium
- Plastic housing, metal, electronic components
- Dimensions
- (a: hand-held unit): 3.8 x 6.4 x 22.3 cm (1 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.)
- (b: base): 3.4 x 10.4 x 15.5 cm (1 5/16 x 4 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
- (c: stylus): 11.9 x 0.4 cm (4 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
- made in
- USA
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1996-23-1-a_d
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq487ab47f7-9901-462e-afbd-0d1900af80e6
