Gadgets

Even though we're on the cusp of the iPhone 6 taking things to the next level with a svelte, 7mm-thin body and sleek profile, you don't have to think too far back to remember the times when handsets were a little more, well, bricky. But while many of us would struggle to fathom the idea of carrying around a device such as the iconic Nokia 3210 in this day and age, the world's first ever cellphone offers a true reality check on how far we've come along in just three decades. Launched back in March of 1984, the monstrosity you see before you would have set you back a cool $4,000 at the time - more than double that in today's money - but intriguingly enough, it was the ever-present figure of Motorola that brought it to the scene.

So, wireless charging. Plenty of smartphone makers have taken a stab at killing off the charging cable over the years, with Nokia in particular doing its best to make wireless charging into something that's less of a novelty and more of a real feature. While the likes of Apple have so far refused to bring wireless charging to iPhones and iPads, there's no doubt that there's something inherently cool about charging something just by putting it onto a plate.