Tech Break

Oct 20th 2017

Tech Break 4493

Philippe Kahn: Birth of the Camera Phone

Hosted by Leo Laporte

Birth of the Cameraphone

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Guests: Philippe Kahn
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Philippe Kahn founded Borland, Starfish Software, LightSurf, and Fullpower Technologies. He talks to Leo Laporte about inventing the first cameraphone while his wife was in labor, soldering a digital camera to a Motorola StarTac cellphone in the hospital, and cobbling it all together just in time to take the first picture of his newborn daughter.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tri/318

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