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Results: Here today, gone tomorrow...

Published on 03/27/2022
By: Hulagirl56
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Today's newest, fastest and best technology will soon look like a relic to future shoppers. With each new update, release, and revision, the last version immediately feels primitive. Some products last just a few years, and others endure for centuries, but one thing is certain — obsolescence is often inevitable.
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BlackBerry Phones 1999-2022 While BlackBerry stopped updating operating systems for the once-popular cell phone with its own tiny keyboard in 2013, 2022 brings the final nail in the coffin: As of Jan. 4, the company will no longer support BlackBerries running its legacy services, meaning older BlackBerries will no longer be able to send text messages or make calls. It's hard to remember, but BlackBerries were once so beloved by fans they were nicknamed "CrackBerries" and, at their peak in 2012, they had over 80 million users including President Barack Obama and Kim Kardashian. Did you ever own a Blackberry phone?
BlackBerry Phones 1999-2022 While BlackBerry stopped updating operating systems for the once-popular cell phone with its own tiny keyboard in 2013, 2022 brings the final nail in the coffin: As of Jan. 4, the company will no longer support BlackBerries running its legacy services, meaning older BlackBerries will no longer be able to send text messages or make calls. It's hard to remember, but BlackBerries were once so beloved by fans they were nicknamed
Yes
17%
383 votes
No
83%
1917 votes
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Encyclopedias 1766-2010 In 2010, the Encyclopedia Britannica published its final print edition. It was a massive, 32-edition collection that followed in the footsteps of the seven million similar sets purchased by academics, students and hobbyists throughout the company's 244-year history. The encyclopedia met its demise in the form of the internet, which offered knowledge at the click of a button. Do you remember using encyclopedias?
Encyclopedias 1766-2010 In 2010, the Encyclopedia Britannica published its final print edition. It was a massive, 32-edition collection that followed in the footsteps of the seven million similar sets purchased by academics, students and hobbyists throughout the company's 244-year history. The encyclopedia met its demise in the form of the internet, which offered knowledge at the click of a button. Do you remember using encyclopedias?
Yes
84%
1931 votes
No
7%
163 votes
Undecided
3%
62 votes
Not Applicable
6%
144 votes
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Film 1839-2018 In 1839, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre shocked the world by freezing a moment in time when he snapped the world's first photograph. Film photography would dominate for more than 150 years. Although the first digital camera was created in 1975, the 1999 Kodak DC210 truly signaled the beginning of the digital camera revolution — and the beginning of the end for film. In May 2018, Canon announced it had finally sold its last film camera, eight years after it stopped making them — it took that long to deplete the unsold inventory. Do you miss film cameras?
Film 1839-2018 In 1839, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre shocked the world by freezing a moment in time when he snapped the world's first photograph. Film photography would dominate for more than 150 years. Although the first digital camera was created in 1975, the 1999 Kodak DC210 truly signaled the beginning of the digital camera revolution — and the beginning of the end for film. In May 2018, Canon announced it had finally sold its last film camera, eight years after it stopped making them — it took that long to deplete the unsold inventory. Do you miss film cameras?
Yes
40%
924 votes
No
40%
920 votes
Undecided
12%
287 votes
Not Applicable
7%
169 votes
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Slide Projectors 1849-2000s Scrolling through photos now requires nothing more than a few flicks of the finger across the smooth glass of a smartphone screen. If you need to turn those shows into a presentation, you have your choice of apps that let anyone create slick and seamless slideshows. There was a time, however, when that ability required actual slides. And those slides had to be projected via massive, loud machines that ran hot and came with little remote controls that were often beyond the understanding of the person running the show. Did you own a slide projector?
Slide Projectors 1849-2000s Scrolling through photos now requires nothing more than a few flicks of the finger across the smooth glass of a smartphone screen. If you need to turn those shows into a presentation, you have your choice of apps that let anyone create slick and seamless slideshows. There was a time, however, when that ability required actual slides. And those slides had to be projected via massive, loud machines that ran hot and came with little remote controls that were often beyond the understanding of the person running the show. Did you own a slide projector?
Yes
29%
674 votes
No
71%
1626 votes
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Card Catalogs 1870s-2000 Most Millennials have never rifled through a wooden chest of drawers filled with numbered index cards in their local libraries. But for generations, that's exactly how the Dewey Decimal System and the card catalog made finding books easy. Computers were doing the task by 2000. Did you use card catalogs?
Card Catalogs 1870s-2000 Most Millennials have never rifled through a wooden chest of drawers filled with numbered index cards in their local libraries. But for generations, that's exactly how the Dewey Decimal System and the card catalog made finding books easy. Computers were doing the task by 2000. Did you use card catalogs?
Yes
72%
1666 votes
No
28%
634 votes
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Overhead Projectors Early 1960s-2015 Big metal boxes with glass tops and protruding upper appendages called overhead projectors once did the heavy lifting at corporate meetings, in classrooms, at weddings and just about anywhere images needed to be displayed for groups of people. They usually worked their magic on makeshift movie screens that pulled down and rolled up from the ceiling like old-fashioned window shades. In 2015, Colorado University-Boulder put its remaining 225 projectors out to pasture, just one of many schools, institutions and facilities that have opted for the countless better, smaller, cheaper and more reliable digital options available at their fingertips. Did your work or school use overhead projectors?
Overhead Projectors Early 1960s-2015 Big metal boxes with glass tops and protruding upper appendages called overhead projectors once did the heavy lifting at corporate meetings, in classrooms, at weddings and just about anywhere images needed to be displayed for groups of people. They usually worked their magic on makeshift movie screens that pulled down and rolled up from the ceiling like old-fashioned window shades. In 2015, Colorado University-Boulder put its remaining 225 projectors out to pasture, just one of many schools, institutions and facilities that have opted for the countless better, smaller, cheaper and more reliable digital options available at their fingertips. Did your work or school use overhead projectors?
Yes
77%
1772 votes
No
11%
263 votes
Undecided
4%
91 votes
Not Applicable
8%
174 votes
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