On this day in history, Jan. 9, 2007, Steve Jobs introduces Apple iPhone at Macworld in San Francisco

Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave the world its first look at the iPhone -- as well as a glimpse into a radically different future of personal computing and communications -- on this day in history, Jan. 9, 2007. "It's not just the bestselling gadget ever created: It's probably the most influential one, too," Wired wrote in a 2018 retrospective of the first decade of the iPhone. "Its influence goes far beyond other phones -- the infrastructure that made the iPhone also enabled drones, smart-home gadgets, wearables and self-driving cars." The iPhone offered a fingertip touch screen, a powerful camera and easy access to the internet, among many other features, providing huge advances over existing smartphones such as the Blackberry, Moto Q and Palm Treo. "Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything," Jobs, dressed in his signature black mock turtleneck, boasted at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.