10 things eliminated by smartphones

New Delhi: Technology has been ruling our day-to-day lives through its constant evolution. Now a days we are completely dependent on technology in some form or the other. And the most important form of technology which is dominating our lives is the smartphone. A phone which was earlier used as just a mode of communication, has now revolutionised our entire life with its multi-tasking features. Smartphones can cope with a lot of tasks in itself like alarms, games etc. It is the multi-tasking ability of a smartphones which is not only attracting users but is also eliminating lots of our old habits which were once also a part of our daily routines. Here we present a list of some popular things which got axed by the smartphones: 1. Alarm Clocks There was once a time when people use to buy alarm clocks for the purpose of setting up alarms. But now every smartphone is equipped with an alarm clock. Infact a smartphone also offers you the option of downloading a fancy alarm clock and also allows you to set up your alarm tone and also set the volume of the tone according to your preferences. 2. Cameras Nowadays cameras are used as an equipment by professional photographers only. Gone are the days when people used to carry cameras everwhere. Now a days, the smartphones have enhanced quality cameras along with the editing feature. The smartphone not only allows to get a high quality pictures but also helps you uploading it and sharing it with your friends on facebook, google+, instagram etc by just one click. 3. Calculators Who will carry those traditional calculators now when every smartphone boasts a basic calculator. While smartphone fulfills the basic need of calculator, it also allows you to download fancy scientific calculators. 4. MP3 Players Earlier, there were phones on which one could play music. But unlike MP3 players, they could not store hundreds of songs. But now the smartphones are taking over the MP3 players that store and play music and videos, as now the smartphones are coming with music listening apps and also the internet, which allows you to download music anytime and anywhere. It also allows you to store thousands of songs. 5. Landline Phones With the various calling features of a smartphone like video calling, voice over internet and network calls, using a landline phone is more of an extinct art now. Now smartphones also provide instant access to various social networking sites which allows you to know what your friends are doing in just one touch. 6. Letter Writing Well if using a landline phone is an extinct art, writing up letter is quite outdated as well. With smartphones, you can be in touch with you friends anytime and anywhere you want, then what's the point of writing letters. A smartphone allows to download various messaging apps which are quite a fun in using. 7. Diary Gone are the times when people used to rely on diaries for keeping an account of important meetings, to do list and many such things. Now the Smartphone has completely put an end to the use of it. A Smartphone diary allows you to sync it with multiple devices, because of which the appointments are shared quickly. Moreover alarm reminders can also be set for reminding. 8. GPS Navigation And Maps With most of the smartphones being equipped with the navigator and when Google Map is always there at your finger tips, the paper map and GPS navigator are becoming too archaic now. Since smartphones include free map apps to get the directions, satellite images and search tools, GPS navigation has reduced tremendously and even the manufactures also have switched to apps. 9. Desktop PC The rise of Smartphone will eventually abolish the need for desktop computers. Anything that can be done with desktop PC can be done in the similar way with the Smartphones. Compared to PCs, smartphones are handy, faster and more efficient. 10. Game Consoles Who would like to carry a separate game console when the smartphones are coming up with powerful processors, screen size and memory storage for running the most demanding games. Infact, smartphones allows you to download games from app stores for Android and iOS devices which offer thousands of games.

10 things eliminated by smartphones

New Delhi: Technology has been ruling our day-to-day lives through its constant evolution. Now a days we are completely dependent on technology in some form or the other. And the most important form of technology

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