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Remember the floppy disk? Some of us have a vague memory of it and its less than 5megabyte storage space. The floppy disk is so out of date that one could use it as a table coaster without any shame. That is the technology, it constantly morphs leaving some gadgets behind while updating others and integrating them into our daily lives. There is no gadget that isn't vulnerable, there is always the threat of newer and better. As we start yet another year, there are some gadgets that have been showing symptoms of obsoleteness. In fact for these devices might be dinosaurs in the next ten years.
1. DVD/CD players
A while ago DVD players seemed extraordinary, especially when they started to introduce the USB slot on the player. However, now, with computers, laptops and even some game consoles, DVD players seem limiting. In a world where streaming and downloading are becoming increasingly popular, no one wants to buy a DVD player. As laptops and computers get cheaper and eventually match the price of a DVD player, who will buy a DVD player? Historians maybe.
2. Landline Phones
Except for institutions, companies and organizations, do people even still use landlines really? Nowadays even ten year olds have cell phones. While it was fun playing with that land line cord as you called, this is an age of mobility and the land line has no place in it, unless perhaps in offices.
3. Low-End Digital Cameras
Well apparently the eventual end of the digital camera is all thanks to Apple. After introducing their Iphone 4s, which had an 8 megapixel camera, something that was only unique in low-end camera until then, it was the beginning of the end for low-end digital cameras. Phones now have 41 megapixel cameras (Nokia Lumia 1020) surpassing most low-end digital cameras. As more people opt to use their phones for selfies, group events, edit them and then share with their friends, the end of low-end camera is in sight.
There are many more gadgets that might disappear in the next 10 years, including E-readers, dial-up internet, stand-alone in-car GPS units, CDs, and even car keys. Just to show you, don't get too attached to material things.
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