The Birth of the Camera Phone

1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone from Conscious Minds on Vimeo.

On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this invention was the birth of Kahn’s daughter when he jerry-rigged a mobile phone with a digital camera and sent photos in real time. In 2016 Time Magazine included Kahn’s first camera phone photo in their list of the 100 most influential photos of all time.

Philippe Kahn is the CEO of Fullpower Technologies, makers of Sleeptracker and MotionX platforms.