The Mega-Brands That Built America boots up for its third season this Sunday on the History Channel, tackling the origin story of the smartphone in a new episode that unpacks decades of tech rivalry. The World in Your Palm, airing at 9 PM ET, dives into the race to build the first truly portable computers—a contest that shaped everything from laptop design to the devices we carry in our pockets today.
The episode traces the path from clunky desktop behemoths to the sleek gadgets that have become ubiquitous, exploring both the breakthroughs and the failures along the way. Viewers will get a look at the alliances forged and broken in the tech world, as major players maneuvered for position in the emerging market for personal computers.
The Mega-Brands franchise has consistently delivered the goods for History, combining expert interviews and archival footage with high-production-value recreations. The World in Your Palm follows that blueprint and turns its lens on a period of particularly rapid innovation in computing, as the foundations of the digital age began to take shape.
Tune in to History Channel this Sunday, June 1st at 9:00 PM ET.
