On this day, January the 9th, in the year of 2007, the co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, introduced the iPhone, the best selling line of smartphones in the United States, to the public.

After years of development, the iPhone took features of previous phones, like internet access, photo taking capacities, a touch screen, and more, being the first commercially successful smartphone. At the time, the device was seen as a gamble or even set up to fail by some experts.

Selling for the cheapest at $499 on its 4GB model, the original iPhone was a success, spurring a total of thirty-three phones and counting (Business Insider) (Apple) (Apple Insider).

To view the announcement, see the “John Schroter” YouTube video entitled “Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007”.

To read more daily facts and tidbits and about the advancement of technology, see the Barron Perspectives “On this Day Archives” webpage and such articles as “On This Day – November 15th (Xbox)” and “On This Day – October 30th (Tsar Bomba)”.