Some things that might be obsolete by 2020

(Source: msn)

Devices that have only one use like calculators, alarm clocks, and digital cameras are being replaced by smartphones. Phone chargers and headphones with cords are also fading out in favor of wireless models. Paper is going digital, from magazines to maps to regular paperwork. Technology develops at a staggeringly quick pace in today's world - even watching movies from a few years ago can provide opportunities to snicker at characters' outdated cell phones. We're not sure what wildly innovative ideas the future will bring, but we have a pretty good sense of which devices will fall into disuse. Here are some things that will probably be obsolete by 2020.
 

Now that phone cameras can shoot pictures and video in HD (there are even iPhone photography awards), clunky digital cameras will fade out of style.
 

Soon, everyone will keep their information in "the cloud" and there will be no need for physical storage devices.
 

With step-by-step directions on Google Maps, paper maps are hardly necessary anymore.
 
Same goes for GPS devices. Your phone can perform all the same functions, plus text someone that you've arrived.
 
With Google Docs and digital signatures becoming the norm, contracts, medical forms, and other documents will cease to exist in paper form.
 
People rarely buy music anymore, much less in any physical form. Streaming services are the way of the future.
 
Movie streaming services like Netflix are turning DVD and Blu-ray players into dust-collecting devices.
 
Getting bills in the mail is already becoming a thing of the past with online payment methods and apps. Soon, you'll be able to pay all of your bills through a few clicks on a computer or taps on your phone.
 

Most phones have a calculator built in, reducing the need for this clunky device that only does one job.
 

Most phones have an alarm clock, stopwatch, and timer built in, too.
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