{"id":10874,"date":"2014-05-29T23:16:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T23:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/apple-newton-announced\/"},"modified":"2014-05-29T23:16:30","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T23:16:30","slug":"apple-newton-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/apple-newton-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Newton Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Newton didn\u2019t actually go on sale until August of 1993<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

May 29, 1992<\/p>\n

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Chicago, Apple Computer CEO John Sculley first announces the coming release of the Newton personal digital assistant<\/a> to a group of reporters, explaining that the Newton \u201cis nothing less than a revolution.\u201d Although there was not a fully functioning prototype available, the Newton technology is demonstrated, including how to order a pizza by moving topping icons onto a pie and then faxing the order from the device<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Newton is Apple\u2019s first major new product line since the Macintosh was released eight years earlier. The Newton unveiling generates immediate buzz, but due to several factors,\u00a0Sculley\u2019s announcement will ultimately be considered a major mistake. The announcement itself tipped the company\u2019s hand to its competitors and wildly inflated consumer expectations. The Newton\u2019s release was delayed until August of 1993<\/a>, and when it was released, it was not as user-friendly as expected. Specifically, the core hand-writing recognition feature was widely criticized as buggy and inaccurate. While the technology was greatly improved in subsequent revisions, the Newton never gained much commercial success, and shortly after his return\u00a0Steve Jobs discontinued the Newton in 1998<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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