The inventor of the camera phone may surprise you

4 Feb 2012

I remember Phillipe Kahn primarily as the CEO of database and programming tool maker Borland International, but he is also credited with inventing the camera phone in 1997, yes, in 1997. And he's the only to have a photo to prove it, a photo shot of his newborn daughter on June 11, 1997. This video extends upon an ad Best Buy will air during the Super Bowl.

Posted by Jack D. Lail on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 12:10 PM

Filed in Online Media and tagged Borland, Camera, Camera phone, Philippe Kahn, Photography, Super Bowl
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