30 THING THAT MIGHT BE OBSOLETE BY 2020

Gyang Peter · 发表于 2018-12-25 04:49:32

[br]

[br]Technology today develops at a staggeringly quick pace in today's world even watchingsfrom a few years ago can provide opportunities to snicker at characters' outdated cell phones.[br][br]We're not sure what wildly innovative ideas the future will bring, but we have a pretty good sense of which devices will fall into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.[br][br]Here are 30 things that will probably be obsolete by 2020.[br][br]1. Print magazines[br][br]Shutter stocks are the latest magazines to discontinue their print editions and run exclusively online. We have a feeling more magazines will follow suit.[br][br]2. And newspapers[br][br]Print newspapers will likely meet the same fate as magazines.[br][br]3. Digital cameras[br][br]Now that phone cameras can shoot pictures and video in HD (there are even), clunky digital cameras will fade out of style.[br][br]4. Hard drives[br][br]Soon, everyone will keep their information in "the cloud" and there will be no need for physical storage devices.[br][br]5. Thumb drives[br][br]Thumb drives may be a convenient way to carry data around in your pocket, but thanks to cloud computing you won't have to carry anything at all.[br][br]6. Paper maps[br][br]With step-by-step directions on Google Maps, paper maps are hardly necessary anymore.[br][br]7. Standalone GPS devices[br][br]Same goes for GPS devices. Your phone can perform all the same functions, plus text someone that you've arrived.[br][br]8. Paperwork[br][br]With Google Docs and digital signatures becoming the norm, contracts, medical forms, and other documents will cease to exist in paper form.[br][br]9. Fax machines[br][br]Let's face it fax machines should have disappeared long ago. Once paperwork goes, these dinosaurs are going, too.[br][br]10. CDs[br][br]People rarely buy music anymore, much less in any physical form. Streaming services are the way of the future.[br][br]11. DVD and Blu-ray players[br][br]Movie streaming services like Netflix are turning DVD and Blu-ray players into dust-collecting devices.[br][br]12. Getting bills in the mail[br][br]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.[br][br]13. Calculators[br][br]Most phones have a calculator built in, reducing the need for this clunky device that only does one job.[br][br]14. Alarm clocks[br][br]Most phones have an alarm clock, stopwatch, and timer built in, too.[br][br]15. Analog watches[br][br]Smart watches may not be ready, but it's looking like they're going to replace analog watches.[br][br]16. Landlines[br][br]2016 was the first year that a majority of American homes did not have a landline, according to the and more than 70% of all adults aged 25-34 were living in wireless-only households. Home phone numbers are on their way out.[br][br]17. Pay phones[br][br]AT&T that it was leaving the pay phone market back in2007. Everyone has cell phones these days anyhow.[br][br]18. Buttons on phones[br][br]The released on November 3, 2017, was the first iPhone to ditch the home button, and some Android models have already gotten rid of them.[br][br]19. Reference books[br][br]With the internet at our fingertips at all times, dictionaries and encyclopedias are no longer necessary.[br][br]20. Checkbooks[br][br]With innovations like online banking and Apple Pay, writing out checks is already a chore. The future of finances is definitely digital.[br][br]21. Passwords[br][br]Apple debuted FaceID this year, while Microsoft's Windows Hello facial recognition system has been in place since 2015.Forget letters, numbers, and special characters be the norm.[br][br]22. Remote controls[br][br]You won't have to search for the remote or replace its batteries when voice commands and smartphone controls become widespread ways to operate your devices.[br][br]23. Headphones with cords[br][br]From Apple's AirPods to Bluetooth headphones, the headphone jack's days are numbered.[br][br]24. Charger cables[br][br]Chargers are also with charging pads entering the scene.[br][br]25. Parking meters[br][br]Parking meters are beingrsince paying for parking can be done in most places.[br][br]26. Delivery workers[br][br]In 2016, the White nearly 3.1 million drivers in the workforce could have their jobs automated. Already, delivery service is bringing packages to customers in 30 minutes or less.[br][br]27. Car keys[br][br]BMW already has an app that allows car owners to unlock their doors without using a key, and September that they're considering completely replacing car keys with mobile phone apps.[br][br]28. Travel agencies[br][br]There are full-time travel agents in the US in 2000. In 2014, that number went down to a human touch definitely makes booking travel less of a headache,the convenience of the internet is narrowing the field.[br][br]29. Textbooks[br][br]Paper textbooks are expensive and heavy, not to mention they often become obsolete after a few years when new discoveries require updated editions. According toScholastic , higher education has already begun to pivot to e-textbooks.[br][br]30. Paper receipts[br][br]CVS receipts are so long they've become. even they have begun offering digital receipts. Many vendors already send receipts via email, so it won't be long until it's the new standard.