April 4, 2014 marked 41 years since the invention of the mobile cell phone. Q-Music, a radio station from the Netherlands, called Marty with congratulations on his amazing invention. Listen to the interview here.
German public radio stations aired an interview with Marty about the 30th anniversary of the DynaTAC 8000X. Ten years after Marty conceived of the idea, the revolutionary handheld mobile phone received approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on September 21, 1983. The phone became available to consumers in 1984. Listen to the interview on …
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News outlets around the globe celebrated the 40th anniversary of Marty’s first cellular phone call on April 3, 1973 with coverage highlighting that first call, how Marty and his team developed the first cellular phone, how mobile phones affect society, and more.
Marty chatted about mobile phones and technology with Demian Russian of Sirius XM’s Playground Radio, and listeners, on May 5, 2012.
On April 6, 2012 Marty talked with Bob Garfield, the host of WNYC New York Public Radio’s “On the Media” program.
Marty enjoyed a long conversation about the history and future of mobile phone with Brian Freid on Got Invention Radio, presented by Inventors Digest, on August 19, 2010.
Marty chatted about the “Future of Cell and Smartphones” with NPR’s Diane Rehm, Walter Mossberg and Richard Ling on July 26, 2010.
Marty talked with Maureen Cavenaugh on her “These Days” show (renamed “KPBS Midday Edition”) on NPR affiliate KPBS-fm in San Diego, CA about the present, past and future of wireless on August 18, 2009.
On the 25th anniversary of Marty’s first cellular phone call in New York City, Marty talked with C:Net’s Leslie Katz talked about the early days of cellular, Jitterbug Wireless and what he’s doing to improve the quality of life using mobile technologies.