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Nomis21

What objects which are in common use today will only be seen only as museum pieces by the year 2114, and why?

I am going to suggest the Residential Landline Telephone because already many people do not have a landline.

I also think that oil as a fuel will also be defunct. Even if America does find an excuse to invade more countries, there will be no oil left in the ground.

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BeerWolf

People - robots took over the world by then.

Nomis21

BeerWolf wrote: »

People - robots took over the world by then.

I agree. Machines will operate the machines, No Pilots, no drivers.

BBDBB

electric typewriters
typewriters for that matter

video recorders
cameras that take film
cine projectors
slide projectors

Nomis21

BBDBB wrote: »

electric typewriters
typewriters for that matter

video recorders
cameras that take film
cine projectors
slide projectors

Are you living in a 1999 time warp? They all already gone!

I think Windows XP will just about be gone by then though!

[Deleted User]

Suas11 wrote: »

They've been obsolete for a long time now.

True.

I'll say 90% + of wristwatches. Most people get the time off their phones.

I like a nice watch myself and I predict that there will always be a hard core of timepiece fans that continue to wear them. The Swatch wearers of the world will lose interest and cheap nasty watches will go by the wayside. That's the hope anyway.

gugleguy

Wired joysticks / gamepads
HG Duo cards.

BBDBB

Nomis21 wrote: »

Are you living in a 1999 time warp? They all already gone!

I think Windows XP will just about be gone by then though!

no, Im just indifferent to reading fully the original post before replying

eviltimeban

Candie wrote: »

The Swatch wearers of the world will lose interest and cheap nasty watches will go by the wayside. That's the hope anyway.

Swatch make good watches.

[Deleted User]

eviltimeban wrote: »

Swatch make good watches.

If you like them, then you like them.

I wouldn't rate them personally, but we're all different.

bop1977

eviltimeban wrote: »

Swatch make good watches.

Yes seeing as they own omega and longines as well as the cheaper brands.

Savage Tyrant

Nobody has paged me on my pager for quite some time.... Im starting to think it might become obsolete soon.

Yawns

hardCopy wrote: »

Laptops and Desktops

But without Desktops then how can the master gaming race continue?

ScumLord

Nomis21 wrote: »

lots of people don't, that's my point. Mobiles are taking over the role as being more convenient.

Until they can do high speed, with unlimited downloads I don't see how mobile can defunct landline. Landline will always be more secure and less prone to breakdown.

I could see all physical computing devices disappearing over time, computing would become an add on for your imagination, all the physical devices would be is a way of bringing the stuff you imagine in your head into the real world.

Instead of making a phone call you'd imagine the person you want to talk to and they would appear in your world as a part of your imagination which you could share with other peoples imagination.

gugleguy

Present day ful size SD cards

Merrion

Churches - in 100 years they will be as quaint and alien as castles are.

Tail Docker

Houses. Whoever's around will be living in caves and eating berries, cos by then, we'll have fecked it up totally.

_taytothief

Spectacles. Replaced by Google Glass type eyewear.

mikeyjames9

footballs

hopefully

Guy:Incognito

Nomis21 wrote: »

Porn will be 3D and interactive. We won't need to just watch it.

eh, prostitutes?

iguana

Wireless electricity will probably be the standard in homes.

(The Order of Draco can't stop Dracula for ever.)

FunLover18

Sliced bread.

Faith+1

FunLover18 wrote: »

Sliced bread.

Balmed Out

I do look forward to the day when my car can drive me to work while I sleep or home from the pub would be nice too.

Fuzzytrooper

Toilet Paper. Seen a documentary where they suggested the use of three sea shells. Salutations!

wonderfulname

ScumLord wrote: »

Until they can do high speed, with unlimited downloads I don't see how mobile can defunct landline. Landline will always be more secure and less prone to breakdown.

On this point, I read recently that in the states Verizon are attempting to upgrade all copper landlines to fiber, but they're meeting with opposition from people in areas prone to natural disaster, as copper landlines keep phones powered when the electricity goes down, but fiber doesn't, so people aren't putting all their eggs in one basket when it comes to communication in the event of an emergency. I would imagine people in these situations will try to keep other supposedly defunct technologies alive, even people in rural ireland would be very shortsighted to rely on a smartphone for communication, timekeeping or a torch.

Modern conveniences won't bury proven technology anytime soon for those who need reliability.

gugleguy

Laser printer copier toner (dry ink) as we know it now. Messy and don't get it in your cloths never mind your skin.

Antar Bolaeisk

Merrion wrote: »

Churches - in 100 years they will be as quaint and alien as castles are.

We'll all be heading to the Mosques by then.

Current HIDs, a hundred years from now (assuming there's anyone left) it'll be direct mental link to hyrbid biotech devices.

This will be after the Second Automata Rights War.

The human body might also be obsolete at this stage.

wendell borton

Merrion wrote: »

Churches - in 100 years they will be as quaint and alien as castles are.

Churches do serve an important social function, funerals, weddings etc., they'll be around in some form or another.

endacl

iguana wrote: »

Wireless electricity will probably be the standard in homes.

We've had that for decades. Batteries.

whisky_galore

wendell borton wrote: »

Churches do serve an important social function, funerals, weddings etc., they'll be around in some form or another.

The edifice will be still around, whether there'll be priests around to do stuff is a moot point. Probably end up eventually having all lay people brought in.