File:Intellect wireless prototype.jpg
Summary
Intellect conceptual non-functioning prototype device (c.1993).
Non-functional form-factor prototype illustrating a handheld device envisioned to support asynchronous, server-mediated picture and video messaging. The prototype was used to explore and demonstrate interaction and system concepts.
| Description | Photograph of c. 1993 intellect conceptual prototype received at NMAH |
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| Source | Own work |
| Author | Daniel Henderson(wirelesstech) |
Further info
According to this archive copy at the Wayback Machine Smithsonian press release: "National Museum of American History Acquires Wireless Picturephone Prototypes" "The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History joined with inventor Daniel A. Henderson to acquire two prototypes and related documentation for a pioneering wireless picturephone technology developed in 1993. Henderson recently was awarded six U. S. patents for innovation incorporated in the wireless system and device.
The invention, known as “Intellect,” was designed to receive pictures and video data from a message center for display on a portable device. It also anticipated spam filtering for wireless devices and the convergence of wireless communications and portable computing devices, which allowed users to see, hear and access information while moving in a mobile world.
“Digital convergence is among the most important phenomena of recent years,” said Brent D. Glass, director of the museum. “These new objects make significant additions to our holdings in this area. We appreciate Mr. Henderson’s continued support of the museum.”
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