The Secret Genius of Modern Life (2022)

S2E3 Smartphone

Smartphones, numbering over six billion worldwide, have revolutionized our lives. Gaining exclusive access to tech giant Samsung, Hannah delves into the innovations that brought smartphones to life. She explores how the 1940s comic character Dick Tracy influenced the creation of the first mobile phone, unearths the connection between the digital camera's invention and a major commercial misstep, and examines what a 2010 sausage craze in South Korea reveals about touchscreen technology.