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Mobility PR Launches Virtual Mobile History Museum

2:45 pm on June 12, 2008 | Category: Mobile Devices, Wireless Technology

Wireless technology enthusiasts have a new website to visit this week, as Mobility Public Relations, a PR firm focusing on mobile products and services, makes its “Museum of Mobile History” available on the web for the first time.

Driven by a passionate interest in the development of mobile technology, the firm’s employees have assembled a private collection of more than 50 artifacts, demonstrating that the concept of “mobility,” normally seen as a very modern phenomena, has actually existed for more than a century. Items range from a portable U.S. Army phone used during World War I, to rudimentary laptops and PDAs, to early precursors of the BlackBerry email device.

Mobility PR has started a mobile history blog to publicize its collection and educate the interested passers-by on the web. The company plans to publish a write-up on each of its prized artifacts, as well as posting related video content from YouTube and other sources. A companion Wiki has also been launched to facilitate information sharing, and allow visitors to submit their own articles about the development of mobile technology.

Although the physical collection itself normally decorates Mobility PR’s offices (and cannot be viewed by the public), the firm is willing to put it on display in other venues from time to time, for public education purposes. It made its public debut inside a first grade classroom in Lake Oswego, Oregon earlier this year.

Those who are interested in borrowing or contributing to the collection, or simply learning more about the Museum of Mobile History can inquire by email at info@mumoh.com.

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