News JVTech 17 years ago, Steve Jobs presented the very first iPhone with 6 strong arguments. It is possible to review this moment in the history of Apple keynotes
Published on 05/09/2024 at 12:40
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As Apple’s new keynote approaches, it’s already been 17 years since Steve Jobs unveiled the very first iPhone in history. You can watch or rewatch this event that changed the daily lives of billions of people around the world.
Do you remember what you were doing on January 9, 2007? Probably not. But Apple fans were probably waiting for their favorite company’s keynote that year, which promised a small revolution. And it did indeed happen. Indeed, that day, Steve Jobs took to the stage at MacWorld 2007 to present a device that would transform the new technology market: the iPhone, first of its name.
The day Steve Jobs made history
“Today, Apple will reinvent the telephone” : These are the words of Steve Jobs, then CEO of the Cupertino company, on January 9, 2007. Before launching this cult phrase, he had started by drawing up a list of products that seemed unrelated to each other: “A big-screen iPod with touch controls. A revolutionary mobile phone. An innovative internet-enabled communications device.” However, it was not three devices, but only one: “We called it iPhone”. This legendary moment can be seen at the beginning of this video, available on YouTube.
It was also during this conference that the term “smartphone”, which we all know today, came to fruition. For the first time, a smartphone became accessible to everyone, without having a keyboard. like the BlackBerry, Moto Q and other Nokia E62 of the time. Whether you like the Apple brand or not, it’s hard not to consider this a real revolution.
The first smartphone is already 17 years old
If you’re a young reader, you might not have even been born in 2007: for you, smartphones have always been a part of your life. But for those who were teenagers or adults that year, Apple’s announcement must have had an impact on their existence, in the short or medium term, since it started the movement among the American company’s competitors. It didn’t take long for the first iPhone opponents to emerge: Android was released in November 2007, although it was not until September 2008 that the HTC Dream, the first smartphone to feature Android 1.0, was released.
With just a few days to go until Apple’s new keynote, during which the iPhone 16 range will finally be introduced, it’s interesting to look back at the origins of these events. Today, everyone is waiting for new announcements from Apple at a rhythm that is set like clockwork.. And Steve Jobs has been gone for 13 years already. Fortunately for iOS and iPhone lovers, his legacy lives on, albeit a little shaken by the changing market.
