6 Endangered Tech Species - Another out-of-touch crap from yahoo

[DesiPower]

This one seems to me written by someone addicted to apple.


Link to article

1. Digital cameras - replaced by start phones.
Epic Fail - lot of ppl still care about the sensor and lens not to mention the flash and battery life.

2. Video-Game Consoles - again, replaced by start phones
OMG EPIC PHAIL x 2 - are you fvckin kidding me, did he totally forget about graphics quality, screen size and interactivity...

3. Navigation Devices - again, replaced by start phones
Somewhat agree - but a standalone device that just does its job will always be popular and right now the smartphone based GPS are a joke.

4. Tablets
5. Netbooks
6. E-Readers
All replaced by ipads I guess... and understandably so, they were never really popular with the masses.

What I find funny is his love for iStuff... I guess he has already replaced his vibrators with them...

 

[Malak]

Nothing on the list makes any sense.

 

[KeithTalent]

I don't have a start phone.

KT

 

[rcpratt]

Start phones?

edit: Damn you KT.

 

[Sa7aN]

he is an idiot, screw trying to read a book on my droid, theres a reason ebook readers work so well, its because of the e-ink that you will never ever ever see on a smart phone

 

[SillyOReilly]

He forgot to add:

Phones, for making calls.

 

[KeithTalent]

Start phones?

edit: Damn you KT.

Haha! :ninja:

KT

 

[oddyager]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. I want to know what the start phone is!

And the article is hilariously bad.

 

[PricklyPete]

The one thing I will agree with is stand alone GPS devices. I never use the devices in any of the cars I drive that have one...and I've ceased bringing my Tom-Tom with me as my iPhone with MotionX GPS is more than enough.

I would still take my Tom-Tom when I'm in Europe...but that's it.

 

[thepd7]

Nothing on the list makes any sense.

GPS does but that's it.

 

[Cogman]

I'm surprised the tool didn't try to say that notebooks would disappear because of the mac book air.

 

[SagaLore]

I want a start phone. I need the GBs. It has the wifis.

 

[nageov3t]

it was really nice not getting charged $10000 in roaming charges when using my Garmin gps in Canada last month.

 

[MetalMat]

They need to add PDA to that list

 

[SagaLore]

They need to add PDA to that list

what is that

 

[mmntech]

It's not all that off when you're considering their demographics. Mainly average consumers, not techies.

1. Digital cameras - replaced by start phones.
This is true. More people are using their phones to take pictures than dedicated cameras. The revolution phone cameras has made in journalism alone is astounding.

2. Video-Game Consoles - again, replaced by start phones
I disagree with this one. I'm predicting gaming consoles will still exist, but become more cloud based.

3. Navigation Devices - again, replaced by start phones
Nobody wants stand alone devices anymore. Convergence is the big thing today.

4. Tablets
I give them partial credit for this since they seem to think people will do everything on tiny smartphones. True to an extent but people will still want larger screens.

5. Netbooks
That was a given when the iPad came out.

6. E-Readers
They're gambling on convergence again.

 

[SillyOReilly]

what is that

Public displays of affection.

We'll be making love to robots soon enough.

 

[Anubis]

They need to add PDA to that list

PDAs are already extinct

 

[Malak]

GPS does but that's it.

But it isn't an endangered tech. It's still being used.

 

[MetalMat]

PDAs are already extinct

My company still makes us use PDAs to acess the database and update notes on the road. They need to get with the 21st century.

 

[Rubycon]

I had a start phone once. I ran XP communicator version and had this big green button on the lower left hand corner that read start...

 

[Cogman]

It's not all that off when you're considering their demographics. Mainly average consumers, not techies.

1. Digital cameras - replaced by start phones.
This is true. More people are using their phones to take pictures than dedicated cameras. The revolution phone cameras has made in journalism alone is astounding.

I disagree. Yes, it has cut into the digital camera market, but it certainly hasn't made it "endangered".

5. Netbooks
That was a given when the iPad came out.

No, it wasn't. a keyboard, small form factor, and the ability to use whatever piece of windows software you like will keep netbooks alive for a long time.

6. E-Readers
They're gambling on convergence again.

The ability for a digital device to display book text has been around since the Apple newton. However, it hasn't seen any sort of adoption since the invention of e-ink. Backlit smart phones and tablets will not take out eink devices. There is a good reason ebooks have taken so long to catch on.

 

[Fritzo]

This one seems to me written by someone addicted to apple.


Link to article

1. Digital cameras - replaced by start phones.
Epic Fail - lot of ppl still care about the sensor and lens not to mention the flash and battery life.

2. Video-Game Consoles - again, replaced by start phones
OMG EPIC PHAIL x 2 - are you fvckin kidding me, did he totally forget about graphics quality, screen size and interactivity...

3. Navigation Devices - again, replaced by start phones
Somewhat agree - but a standalone device that just does its job will always be popular and right now the smartphone based GPS are a joke.

4. Tablets
5. Netbooks
6. E-Readers
All replaced by ipads I guess... and understandably so, they were never really popular with the masses.

What I find funny is his love for iStuff... I guess he has already replaced his vibrators with them...

The GPS on Android phones is far superior than any stand-alone unit today. That's why Garmin and Tom-Tom are crapping their pants right now.

 

[ElFenix]

The ability for a digital device to display book text has been around since the Apple newton. However, it hasn't seen any sort of adoption since the invention of e-ink. Backlit smart phones and tablets will not take out eink devices. There is a good reason ebooks have taken so long to catch on.

e-ink may be way better but i have serious doubts that the general public has any clue about that.

 

[Cogman]

e-ink may be way better but i have serious doubts that the general public has any clue about that.

The kindle and the iphone were released around the same time and both are wildly popular still. Even with the release of the Ipad, the kindle still sees some pretty hefty sales numbers.