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snicker at characters' outdated cell phones.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.
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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.
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Soon, everyone will keep their
information in "the cloud" and there will be no need for physical
storage devices.
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With step-by-step directions on Google Maps, paper maps are hardly
necessary anymore.
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Same goes for GPS devices. Your phone can perform all the same
functions, plus text someone that you've arrived.
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With Google Docs and digital signatures becoming the norm, contracts,
medical forms, and other documents will cease to exist in paper form.
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People rarely buy music anymore, much less in any physical form.
Streaming services are the way of the future.
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Movie streaming services like Netflix are turning DVD and Blu-ray
players into dust-collecting devices.
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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.
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Most phones have a calculator built in, reducing the need for this
clunky device that only does one job.
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Most phones have an alarm clock, stopwatch, and timer built in, too. |