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Period: 6000 BCE to
Maps
Actual paper maps used to be very popular because, since there were no technologies on phones that allowed people to just type in a destination, people had to use maps to find and follow the path to their desired destination. However, maps weren't very convenient for car rides. Once phones came out, updates allowed people to search up a destination and get a foolproof way to get there, and some more advanced technology systems even took into account things like construction, accidents, etc. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 1364
Weapons
From swords to spears, there were many weapons used in the olden days in things like war and general uniform (for a soldier or other fighting profession.) Weapons like swords and spears were a couple of the more popular ones for many years, even BCE. However, once the modern day firearm was created, most of these weapons were put out of practice. Easier to load and use, firearms became very popular, especially because they were more convenient in the ages of war. -
Period: 300 to
Cobblestone
Even though it's not a specific product or company, cobblestone was a must-add due to its extreme popularity in the olden days. Invented sometime in the 3rd century, it was used mainly for road paving, but also found on things like buildings. Cobblestone was a bumpier alternative to the concrete and asphalt, but it went out of style once concrete and asphalt roads started being created. However, it's still in style in many old roads and districts around the world/ -
Period: 600 to
Quill Pens
Quill pens, commonly used in the early 6th century and used until the 19th century, were less convenient versions of the ballpoint pens we commonly use today. Quill pens were very interesting, because in order to get the ink to write, you had to dip the tip of the pen into a jar of ink rather than the ink just coming out like with a modern day pen. They were replaced by the ballpoint pen, which was much easier to use than quill pens in the early 1990's, but were created in 1888. -
Period: to
Cooke And Wheatstone
The Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph was the first ever telegraph invented. It allowed people to send information through an electrical connection, and it was used almost as a form of Morse code encoding. The telegraph was almost reinvented many years later to better fit the needs of the new generation. It was replaced by things like telephones, fax machine, and the general internet. -
Period: to
Phone Book
Many people since the year of creation, 1878, have used phone books to track the phone numbers and contact information of family and friends. They were commonly used by families back in the day, and are also still commonly used, but only by elderly people. Since the modern day phone was created, many people don't use phone books anymore. Phones are now so technologically advanced that you can just type in a phone number to keep in your contacts until you need it, phone books aren't needed. -
Period: to
Iron Lung
Used before modern day medical technology, an iron lung was a huge metal box that encased many sick people, most commonly polio victims who had trouble breathing. Iron lungs helped people breathe with continuous suction on the patient. However, iron lungs weren't the most convenient form of treatment. Once the modern day ventilator was made, many people started using them because, unlike the bulkiness of the iron lung, a ventilator was much smaller and convenient to use and treat with. -
Period: to
Motorola Pageboy Pager
The Motorola Pageboy was the first ever pager created by the same company that, earlier, created the flip phone. It had no display and couldn't store messages, but it was portable and notified the reader what action they should take. Pagers are still commonly used today by doctors, in order to immediately be notified about what was going on and what actions they should take in the future. However, for many other people, pagers were replaced by modern day cellphones and other devices. -
Period: to
Sony's Betamax Video Cassette
The Betamax was a Video Cassette Player popular through the 80s. It served as a preloading cassette used for the recording and playback of videos. I think its main reason for becoming obsolete was because other companies started to come out with CD and DVD players, which acted as a more high quality version of the video cassette. The tapes in the VCRs would usually appear more static and have way lower quality than the newer versions of themselves. -
Period: to
Motorola RAZR Flip Phone
The Motorola RAZR was a flip phone that was extremely popular in the early 2000's. It basically just served as an everyday phone with less of the updates and services that modern day phones provide us with. I think its main reason for becoming obsolete was because other companies began to come out with more easy to use phones that provided more than the flip phones did, newer apps, services being provided through the phone, and updates. It was replaced by the Motorola RAZR 2 in 2007.