CNET Top 5 - Gadgets that will be dead soon

The rapid evolution of technology means convergence, convergence, convergence. Take a look at five gadgets not long for this world.

[Lines]

Professional news anchors will be replaced by people on YouTube doing it for free.

[Domziiee]

Dumb light bulbs are far from being dead.

[PT]

Consoles aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Ouya and OnLive both went bust. There are so many people with crappy internet connections, specially those who live in small towns. And even if you have fibre optic super fast connection, it's still not fast enough for certain twitch reflex based games like First Person Shooters, eg. COD, Battlefield, Counterstrike, etc. By the time the signal from your button press goes to the cloud, gets processed together with the graphic and back again to your TV, you'd already be dead.

[RandomPNW]

i think DVD players and iPods should be on the list.

[camedm]

I think this guy is living in a technological bubble that only engages in the future devices while neglecting technology that exists in mass form currently. Streaming service?- Go over the data cap on your internet plan. Smart light bulbs?- Expensive and meant for people with smart homes (AKA wealthier people) Point and Shoot cameras? - Ehhh maybe he's right on that one

[Dexs_Lab]

I don't see consoles going away anytime soon

[oromoto]

Dumb Bulb won't go away any time soon...

[gd]

Do you know how many you tubers use point and shoot cameras?

[Jarl_]

The gaming consoles/PCs are here to stay. No smartphone/tablet can replace raw processing power...

[cjdacka]

I can see the dedicated GPS Unit dying considering how much hassle it is to update maps, sometimes you have to pay, the touch screens are usually really shitty and they're slow to respond.

[SultanS]

2.45 smartfit brand???
What model is this?

[bcrogsnc]

I still want unconnected items in my life. When the WiFi goes down, nothing works. I don't think all this will be smart until the simplification of the source becomes reliable and easier to use.

[iPhone_GS]

Lightbulbs are far from being dead, in fact there growing as more people are switching there fluorescent bulbs to LEDs

[RadeonXX]

#3 was a real stretch, I didn't even know they were called "dumb bulbs" and there were software-controlled bulbs until this guy mentioned them.

[TheFrugalAudiophile]

I hope set-top boxes never completely go away, but if they do I hope all TVs have the Roku interface built into the

[carlo._]

What about the thousands of Vloggers on youtube that use point and shoots?

[burninorable]

Gaming consoles as we know them aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Network speeds are still far too low to make game stemming a viable option.

[PoeCompany]

My subscription to this channel is on borrowed time

[smeetjaokar]

Gps will still be here for a while because if you use your phone on road trips for gps you use a LOT of cellular data

[eastcoastreviews]

Cnet you do know that navigation on you smartphone uses data, right? Whereas a GPS unit does not need a data package, and once bought is always free to use. Therefore there definitely is still a purpose for GPS unit