Laprade and Phillips: Before today's smartphone, there was the sleek new, Ottawa-designed Contempra | Unpublished
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Author: Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen
Publication Date: August 10, 2025 - 04:00

Laprade and Phillips: Before today's smartphone, there was the sleek new, Ottawa-designed Contempra

August 10, 2025
During the summer, we’ll carry occasional excerpts from Ottawa Made, a recently published compendium of stories about curious inventions, people and places in the national capital. Today: the origin of the Contempra phone. Read More


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