All these things are "killed" by a smartphone

First there was a mobile phone, which reduced the need for many other devices. And now at the peak of his popularity came smartphone, which literally killed dozens of a variety of devices that previously seemed indispensable. Smartphones really rule the world. Which technique, popular earlier, ironically fell victim to technological progress?

Calculators

If it were not for the mathematics teachers, whose attachment to scientific calculators is sponsoring this industry, the calculators would have already gone to oblivion. Who do they need if there is an application in every smartphone? And in principle, who needs the application, if there is Google? Who in their right mind will spend a hundred dollars on a graphic calculator, which is the first in the list of recommended mathematics teachers, when no one knows, is there really any second number on this list? After all, you can get the same functionality from a free application to your smartphone.

MP3 Players

Portable MP3 players have for some time been a thriving industry sector. Some may even remember how big the boom was the iPod's output. What prospects before you opened the possibility to store your entire collection of music on one device! However, the lack of a wireless connection even then indicated that the days of MP3 players are numbered. Smartphones offer variability. If you want to transfer thousands of music files to a memory card, this is one option. If you want to listen to music through the streaming service, this is the second option. MP3 players could not offer such a choice.

Audio cassettes and audio players

The magnetic tape has a striking story that begins with the appearance of the Morse code and the first telegraph in 1844, 119 years before the advent of audiocassettes and other devices using magnetic tape. In 1963, Philips introduced the first audio cassette. Another company, Sony, forced Philips to go for free licensing of the format, then followed by music cassettes and recording devices. When Sony released its Walkman in the late seventies, a kind of dominant industry appeared that perpetuated this name as universal, along with such names as "Google" or "copier". Then came the CD-players. Who needs a tape, if you can choose any track you want? Audio systems replaced cassette players, and then smartphones appeared. Because of them, the idea of buying a cassette or CD player seems silly.

Cookbooks

Cookbooks previously could be found in every kitchen. Now they serve to decorate bookshelves, are used as gifts or antiques. To date, the relevant applications have completely replaced cookbooks. Culinary applications are much cheaper than cookbooks, and they also contain many additional functions such as a timer, signals, tips for various recipes, access to online communities where you can discuss a particular dish, video lessons ... Simply put , All the internet is at your feet. If you have a book and want to use it, you use it. However, if you want to try a new recipe, you are unlikely to go to the bookstore and look through the relevant section in search of the right book. Even purists and collectors of books still have their own culinary applications, which are much more convenient and effective.

Taxi services without an application

Taxi services were distributed in all cities of all countries. Now they can be found only in the most densely populated cities, but it is not known how long they will last, given the appearance and popularization of Uber? Hardly too long. Have you seen the phone numbers that are located on taxi cars? Before, people even called them. Now, if the company does not have a functional application and an accessible support service around the clock, then this company is doomed. Moreover, in services of a taxi with the application services are paid in advance, therefore the probability of that from you will take more money as it was earlier decreases to a minimum.

Digital cameras

Once upon a time, the camera needed to purchase a case, a tripod, a neck strap and original covers on the lens. Today, if you have a digital camera with all these bells and whistles and you are not at a press conference, then you may find it strange.

GPS-navigators

Mobile phones and GPS-navigators for a while coexisted peacefully - now it remains in the past. Google and Apple were dethroned by the throne of Garmin, the most popular manufacturer of navigators, which could previously be found everywhere. And the thing is that now your smartphone can do all the same thing as a navigator. In order to understand the scale, in 2008, 45 million Garmin navigators were sold, this was the peak of development. Apple sells more smartphones in three months, since the iPhone allows you not just to route from point A to point B, but also to get a sea of extra features.

Portable gaming devices without wireless communication

Earlier in the market, you could find quite a lot of portable gaming devices that were designed for a single game. Later, they were replaced with portable consoles, and in parallel on mobile phones began to appear basic games, such as "Snake" or "Tetris". A little later, there were multiplayer computer games, which turned out to be on mobile phones. The world of mobile games entered the stage of the revolution. The full history of mobile games is huge and very exciting, but it is simply not possible to describe it in the framework of this article. So it's just a matter of summarizing: already at the end of zero, the relevance of portable consoles was minimal, since all games could be played on a smartphone.

Universal remote controls

Universal remote controls solved the problem of constantly losing remote controls. Did your sofa eat your remote? No problem! Just go to a specialized store and buy a universal remote. Bring it home, hold down the buttons you need until the bulb blinks, point the remote at the TV screen and enjoy the magic. It was a simple sequence of actions, but still you had to spend a little time and effort on it. Now the process is shortened to the next set of actions: step one - download the application and use it.

Portable DVD Player

Portable DVD players are unreasonably expensive niche devices that are not equipped with the necessary elements for those people who can not part with their DVD collection. At some point, these players were the most squeak of fashion: they were taken aboard the plane, to the airport, to a long bus ride, and mounted on the back of the front seat to calm the child on a long journey. Just imagine a laptop, only without all the features that make a laptop a laptop. This is a TV screen with a DVD drive attached to it. And smartphones with the help of tablets killed this device. In modern society, everything can be found in streaming services. Moreover, you can store up to several movies or albums in the cloud and have access to them from any device.