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10 Obsolete Products

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  • 1300

    Hour Glass

    Hour Glass
    An hour glass is a device with two connected glass bulbs containing sand that takes an hour to pass from the upper to the lower bulb. They were invented around the 8th century BC. And became obsolete around 1300 with the invention of clocks.
  • Crank Telephone

    Crank Telephone
    The crank telephone was one of the earliest telephones. It was invented around 1670. And became obsolete in 1950 when the rotary phone was invented.
  • Rotary Dial

    Rotary Dial
    The Rotary Dial was a type of phone. It was invented around 1892. And became Obsolete around 1980.
  • Typewriter

    Typewriter
    A Typewriter is a mechanical machine used to write. The typewriter was invented in 1874, and became obsolete around the 1980's when computers were invented.
  • Polaroid Camera

    Polaroid Camera
    The Polaroid camera is a type of camera which uses film to print the picture shortly after it is taken. The Polaroid camera was invented in the 1960's, and became Obsolete around 2008.
  • vhs

    vhs
    The VHS (Video Home System), was used as a way to record TV programs, and watch movies. The VHS recorder was first invented in 1970, and made its way to Canada by 1977. The VHS became obsolete in the 1990's when DVD were invented and became more popular.
  • Play Station 1

    Play Station 1
    The Play Station 1 is a video game playing console, invented in 1995. And became Obsolete shortly after the Play Station 2 came out in 2000.
  • Floppy Disk

    Floppy Disk
    The Floppy disk is a removable magnetic disk, used for storing data. It was invented in 1967. And became obsolete in 2009
  • Movie Rental Stores

    Movie Rental Stores
    Movie rental stores are stores that have a wide variety of movies that people can rent similar to a library. They became popular in the 1980's. And in the early 2010's with the release of Netflix and other movie watching sites the movie rental stores began to close and became Obsolete around 2010.
  • Maps

    Maps
    A map is a representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. Maps were invented in the 6th century BC. And became obsolete around 2010 when GPS became more popular.