What the Very First Everyday Gadgets Actually Looked Like (13 Photos)

Today's kids can hardly imagine a phone with physical buttons, let alone a touchscreen. As for the very first telephone in history? It would leave them completely baffled. Many other everyday objects that have become an essential part of modern life started out looking radically different. Here is a look back at some now-ubiquitous inventions in their original form.







The very first touchscreen: the PLATO IV computer terminal, USA. Year: 1972.





The very first commercially available CD player: Sony CDP-101, Japan. Year: 1982.



The very first commercial video game console: Magnavox Odyssey, USA. Year: 1972.



Apple's very first product: Apple I, USA. Year: 1976.



The very first mobile phone with a built-in camera: Kyocera VP-210 VisualPhone, Japan. Year: 1999.



The very first karaoke machine. Invented by Daisuke Inoue (pictured), Japan. Year: 1971.



The very first commercially available robot vacuum: Electrolux Trilobite, Sweden. Year: 1996.



The very first patented 3D printer: SLA-1, USA. Invented by Chuck Hull. Year: 1986.



The very first plasma display: PLATO V computer terminal, USA. Year: 1981.



The very first VCR: Ampex VR 1000, USA. Year: 1956.



The very first Segway. USA, invented by Dean Kamen (pictured). Year: 2001.



The very first iPhone. USA, unveiled by Steve Jobs (pictured). Year: 2007.