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Please list what technology which is now more or less obsolete because of Newer Advanced technology.
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1) Cassette Tape as recording media, now all use thumb drives
2) Vinyl Records replaced by compact Disc
3) Analog Film Cameras by Digital Cameras
 

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5) DVD replaced by Blu-Ray?
6) Nintendo Cassete Games replaced by PS1 with CDs
7) PS1 replaced by PS3 with DVD-HD
8) Petrol/Diesel cars replaced by Hybrid Cars
9) Nokia 3310 buttons replaced by Smartphones's touchscreen (Iphone 5, S3)
 

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10.those thick CRT tv's & monitor's replaced with LCD/LED/3D/Smart TV.

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11.conventional stove replaced by induction cooker/stove.
 

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5) DVD replaced by Blu-Ray?

8) Petrol/Diesel cars replaced by Hybrid Cars
Petrol/Diesel not dead yet, still more then hybrid, maybe in years to come then can add this in....:biggrin:

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4.ipod over walkman......

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check this out...
A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning. - YouTube
See this clip, reminds me that one day we will rely too much on technology.
This is one example I experience. Went to one office to buy something. Nowadays as you know computerized system and so fort. System breakdown, was told to wait. After a while, manger told the staffs to go manual. You know what? More then half the staffs don't know what to do.....kakakaka:biggrin:
 

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Ya, saw it at newspaper this morning. With android jelly bean OS INSIDE! First compact camera with operating system.
These Korean or Samsung in particular leading the technology pack, even Japs are now left behind....:hmmmm:
 

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12) Car's Key Ignition replaced by Push Start Button aka Keyless Ignition :biggrin:
 

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"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity"
- Albert Einstein

 

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13) War Weapons.
- Ancient Wars = Sword, Shield, Horse, Catapults and etcs
- Modern Wars = Combat Knife, Bullet Proof Vest, Guns, Humvee, Tanks, Grenades and etcs...
 

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haha... to me

technology kill silent ( there is no such thing as secret anymore)

same time

technology kill communication (you can tap the phone all you want on the dinner table with your family and leave without even realising you haven't spoke a word to your ma pa , bro or sis, and yet you think is ok ! )
 

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since this is car forum, i'd say its the advance technology in cars i.e abs,esp, vsc, abc have killed the need to learn to be smooth driver, drivers can now chuck the steering , mash the throttle, slam the brake without having to deal with the consequences,
its good but not necessarily right.
 

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Good point, neohadri.

Which reminds me, manual replaced by DSG...................:bawling:

The 458 Italia doesn't even have manual, other manufacturers have follow suit (GTR, Golf Gti...etc2)
 

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Hmm....Gear Stick replaced by Paddle Shifters? :smile:
 

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