![The IBM Simon (1994), possibly the first commercially available mobile phone with a touchscreen. Priced at an astounding $899, or ($1,642 in 2020 adjusted for inflation), this device was marketed exclusively towards The IBM Simon (1994), possibly the first commercially available mobile phone with a touchscreen. Priced at an astounding $899, or ($1,642 in 2020 adjusted for inflation), this device was marketed exclusively towards](https://i.imgur.com/JFdLTPd.jpg)
The IBM Simon (1994), possibly the first commercially available mobile phone with a touchscreen. Priced at an astounding $899, or ($1,642 in 2020 adjusted for inflation), this device was marketed exclusively towards
![GBC Research on X: "1993: IBM Simon, first touch-screen smartphone invented. A mobile phone, pager & fax machine in one. #InnovationFacts http://t.co/fxrG9kothp" / X GBC Research on X: "1993: IBM Simon, first touch-screen smartphone invented. A mobile phone, pager & fax machine in one. #InnovationFacts http://t.co/fxrG9kothp" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BjhFeLUCYAEGEU9.jpg:large)
GBC Research on X: "1993: IBM Simon, first touch-screen smartphone invented. A mobile phone, pager & fax machine in one. #InnovationFacts http://t.co/fxrG9kothp" / X
IBM on X: "Some fun facts about IBM Simon—the original smartphone—released in 1994: http://t.co/WSBTZSPlSp http://t.co/hTjICr5C41" / X
![Why did the IBM Simon make a cameo in last week's episode when the device wasn't released until 1994? I thought the current season is set in 1983. : r/ForAllMankind Why did the IBM Simon make a cameo in last week's episode when the device wasn't released until 1994? I thought the current season is set in 1983. : r/ForAllMankind](https://i.redd.it/h2rf4f2a34l61.jpg)