Obsolete Products

a landline phone

Mar 10, 1876

aAlandline phone was used calling friends and family. It is also used to call coworkers as work. This product became popular in 1948. I think the reason why this product became unpopular is because people started to use flip phones.

projector

1879

Projectors was used for people who wanted to watch movies back then. This product was popular in the 1960s. I think the reason why projectors became unpopular is because people started to use tvs.

Earbuds

1891

Earbuds allow people to listen to music, podcasts, audios, etc. privately. Earbuds where popular in 1984 but slowly lost popularity in 2016. I think the reason why earbuds lost popularity is because when airpods were invented people started buying them.

CRT TV

1897

CRT TVs were used to allow people back then to watch channels on tv. CRT TVs began to be popular in 1960 and slowly lost popularity in the late 2000s. I think the reason why crt tvs began to be unpopular is because they where replaced by tvs we have today.

Quill Pen

1920

Quill pens were used to write letters in the 16th centry but became more popular in the 1920s. I think the reason why they became unpopular is because they were replaced with pencils and pens.

Microcomputers

Feb 15, 1946

Microcomputers was used to do work in jobs,schools, and homework. microcomputers where popular in the 1980s. I think the reason why microcomputers became unpopular is because they were replaced with computers we have today.

Cassette Tape

Aug 30, 1963

Cassette Tapes allowed people to listen to music and audios of someone talking. This product was popular in the late 1960s to 1990s but started to get less popular in 2002. I think the reason why this product became obsolete was because it was replaced by CDs

Bunk Beds

1970

bunkbeds where used for one person to sleep at the top and the other at the bottom. Bunk beds became popluar in tge 1970s. I think the reason why bunk beds are unpopular is because as kids grow older they start to sleep on a bed.

Flip Phones

Jan 3, 1996

Flip phones were used to call people. This product was popular in the 1990s. Flip phones started to become less popular in 2010. I think the reason why flip phones started to be obsolete products is because they were replaced with iphones.

Fidget Spinners

Jan 7, 1997

Fidget spinners are products to reduce stress and distraction. they were invented in 1993 but started to gain popularity in 2007. It started to lose popularity in May of 2017. I think the reason why this product is an obsolete product is because it started to cause many distractions in school for kids to the point where schools had to band this product.