Obsolete Items

  • Maps

    Maps
    Maps could help you find or get around places. Theywere replaced by GPS and google maps
  • Typewriters

    Typewriters
    Used to type instead of hand write things. They were replaced by other technology that made it easier to type.
  • Movie Rental Stores

    Movie Rental Stores
    Places like Blockbuster that rented out movies. They were replaced by things like Netflix that allow you to stream the movies from home.
  • VCR

    VCR
    Played movies and were first outsold by DVD players.
  • Public Pay Phones

    Public Pay Phones
    Phones that you pay for while you are on the street. People don't need them anymore because they have cellphones.
  • Yellow Pages

    Yellow Pages
    Yellow pages had everyone's phone numbers inside. Now we have smart phones that save phone numbers for us.
  • CD's

    CD's
    Discs that had movies, shows, or songs on them. We can now stream all of those things online so there is no need for them anymore.
  • Dictionary

    Dictionary
    Used to look up words you don't know. Now you can look up any word you want on google and get a much quicker response.
  • Thesaurus

    Thesaurus
    A thesaurus lists words with similar meanings. You can look up synonyms for words on google and get a quicker answer than you would if you used a thesaurus.
  • Newspaper

    Newspaper
    Newspaper told you the things that were going on in your area, it was delivered to your door and sold in stores. People stopped buying newspaper when they were able to read it online instead.