As technology marches on, everyday items that you couldn’t imagine living without are replaced with new products that are more efficient and useful.
Here are 10 items that could be headed for extinction next. Someday soon, you might be asking the “Remember?” question about these.
1. Desktop computers
As laptops have slimmed down, tablets have taken hold and phones have become equipped to do practically anything, the need for desktop computers has rapidly decreased.
Workhorse computers used to require bulky hard drives to store memory. But now, computers that are too heavy to carry have become relatively obsolete, because of the advent of flash storage.
Younger generations are deciding portable computing is their best option. As early as 2018, a survey found only about 3 in 10 Americans between ages 18 and 29 owned a desktop computer, versus more than half of those ages 50 to 64.
2. Keys
Losing your keys may not be a thing much longer, as new technology is rapidly replacing standard metal locks and keys.
Start with the Libraries. How many people still remember how to find a book there?
True few know the Dewey Decimal Classification and the Card Catalog. Never romance anyone that has no books in their house other than a tattered Bible and People Magazine.
What is a book?
How about no more politicians.