What devices do you no longer use because of the iPhone?

[miamialley]

For instance, I haven't had an alarm clock in well over 10 years. What else has the iPhone (or similar devices) replaced in your life?

 

[Phil77354]

Answering machine. Cordless phone (landline). Wall calendar. To-do lists (mostly).

 

[miamialley]

Yeah, answering machines were awful.

We were reminiscing recently about how when you'd want to watch a movie, in the past, you'd have to drive to the store, look at the movies and see if the one you wanted had a physical copy. If not, you weren't watching that movie. Then, you had to physically return it. What a different way of life it was.

 

[KaliYoni]

What devices do you no longer use because of the iPhone?

• eMate
• Pippin
• QuickTake
• Macintosh TV
• ROKR

 

[miamialley]

• eMate
• Pippin
• QuickTake
• Macintosh TV
• ROKR

I have never heard of any of that. I will Google now… 😀

 

[Pakaku]

Not that many things, mainly my iPod, map stuff, and looking up small things like restaurant menus. One thing I didn't expect it to replace was my computer webcam, because of a camera app I found out about for OBS. The camera hardware is really good quality, the app itself has great picture options, and OBS gives you a lot of freedom to do fun things with

 

[miamialley]

Not that many things, mainly my iPod, map stuff, and looking up small things like restaurant menus. One thing I didn't expect it to replace was my computer webcam, because of a camera app I found out about for OBS. The camera hardware is really good quality, the app itself has great picture options, and OBS gives you a lot of freedom to do fun things with

I cannot imagine having to go back to not having a smartphone. The world literally is changed because of the invention. Here is a nice [british-oriented] list!

 

[MadeTheSwitch]

First and formost: Camera. Both my still and video camera gear have gathered dust for years.

Alarm clock, answering machine, landline, CD player have all been replaced by it too.

I pretty much do all my gaming on it as well, so I guess it has replaced my old xbox and playstation consoles too. But perhaps that would have happened anyway. I get bored of consoles pretty quick.

 

[iDaniel88]

Camera, iPod/mp3 player, calendar (although I still buy the yearly Appalachian Trail calendar for decoration), landline, alarm clock.