With technology, you are likely to wake up and find that almost everything in the house is outdated. Every day manufacturers invent an improved version of most items you have in the house. It is sometimes it is hard to keep up. From a positive point of view, though, each invention has a way of making life easier. From phone booths to the current touch phones, credit cards to cashless transactions, and much more. Who would have thought? Well, in 10 years, six of the following household items could become obsolete.
1. Phone booths
Remember four decades ago when you had to visit your nearest town to make a call. You might be wondering how people still made it, but that was so much fun. People would look forward to one call and plan words to say ahead of the conversation. It would reduce wasting time, which would mean spending more money. Well, thanks to technology, smartphones replaced phone booths in most parts of the world. It is only in a few places, people still use booths, but research shows that will not be the case in 10 years.
2. Remotes
Yes, you still have it in the house, but soon that gadget might not be useful. Technology has introduced voice-controlled devices. It could be television sets or even household speakers. You only turn on the device, say what you need, and it acts without any delays.
3. Credit cards
Who would have thought this too could be outdated. Well, that might be the case 10 years to come. In the recent past, many businesses have embraced cashless transactions. It is fast, easy, and most importantly, reliable. With your phone, you can pay for services anywhere in the world. Credit cards could be replaced by this mode of payment very soon.
4. Digital cameras
You might have been spending so much on quality photos. Hiring a photographer can be expensive, especially if you need them for the long-term. Well, thanks to technology, the current phone versions keep bringing in better cameras. You might have to ditch your photographer in 10 years because the phones by then could produce the same photos as digital cameras, or even better. Who would not want to save a few coins?
5. Cords and chargers
You might be having so many cords in your house, some that you do not remember their work. In 10 years, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi will take over the use of cords. If you keep buying chargers every time you travel or misplace yours, your breakthrough is around the corner. Research shows that charging pods will replace standard chargers. The world is about to go wireless.
6. Checks
You might have forgotten your checkbook recently and had to delay a transaction. In 10 years, those checkbooks could be outdated. Most people today prefer cashless transactions that are instant and have reduced fraud cases. For this, technology might rule out the use of checks as it did with sending telegrams many years ago. You will narrate this to your children as history. As the world and technology keep evolving, seamlessly change with it to avoid lagging.