Why it worked
The video uses a relatable premise (using technology from one's birth year) and a surprising reveal of an outdated, yet historically significant, piece of technology to create humor and engagement.
Summary
The video shows a person reacting to the concept of using a phone released in their birth year, which is 1992. It then displays an image of the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, the first smartphone, which was released in 1995, implying it's the phone from the creator's birth year.
Structure
- 1Creator expresses the premise of using a phone from their birth year.
- 2Creator reveals their birth year is 1992.
- 3Image of the IBM Simon Personal Communicator is shown.
- 4The IBM Simon is identified as the first smartphone.
Product placement
IBM Simon Personal Communicator: ACTS - it is a smartphone that can make calls, send faxes, and run apps. Removing it would change what happens in the video.
On-screen text
pov: you have to use the phone that came out the year you were born but i was born in 1992