• Krudler@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I’ll take the opposite view… what technologies are ubiquitous today that will be irrelevant in a few years?

    Smartwatches. Nobody needs this shit, they’re mostly just toys for fat people who want to “monitor their health”, and for gadget-goofs that need everything shiny, new and overpriced, regardless of the actual utility in their lives.

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      1 month ago

      Yeah nah.

      People (normal people) like having their messages, facebook comments, whatever else coming up somewhere even more accessible than their phone in their pocket.

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        1 month ago

        The transition from pocket watches to wrist watches was for similar reasons, although it took a (first) world war for the convenience to be fully appreciated.

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      1 month ago

      Love my smart watch

      I go jogging and leave my big bulky phone behind. I can still track my jog, listen to music, and check my heart rate, but at 1/20th the weight.