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 Original Infogear iPhone[1] | |
| Also known as | InfoGear iPhone (1997–2000) |
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| Developer | InfoGear (1997–2000) Cisco Systems/Linksys (2006–2007) |
| Type | IP phone/ Internet appliance |
| Release date | 1997 |
| Predecessor | Project Mercury |
| Successor | Netgear SPH series |
The Linksys iPhone was a line of internet appliances from Cisco Systems. The first iPhone model—released by Infogear in 1998[2][3]—combined the features of a regular phone and a web terminal. The company was later purchased by Cisco and no new products were marketed under the name between 2001 and 2006. At the end of 2006, Cisco rebranded its Linksys VoIP-based phones under the name, shortly before Apple released an iPhone of its own. This led to a trademark dispute between the two companies, which was resolved on February 20, 2007.
- ^ McCullough, Brian. "The Forgotten Story of the Original iPhone Released in 1998". Internet History Podcast. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ The forgotten story of the original iPhone released in 1998, Brian McCullough, Internet History Podcast, June 21, 2015
- ^ What the first ‘iPhone’ looked like… back in 1998, Yoni Heisler, bgr.com, Aug 11, 2015
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