“Wristwatches – Want to know what time it is? Most people have
given up on wearing a watch and simply use their mobile phone’s
clock. It’s not just about checking the time though. Wearing a cool
watch used to be much more of fashion statement or a way for people
to show off how affluent they were, but today phones have taken
over those roles to a great extent.“Bedside alarm clocks – It’s unlikely that mobile phone
manufacturers realised how successful the alarm clock feature would
be. Our anecdotal evidence suggests that most of our friends use
their mobile phone as their daily alarm clock. One look on Google
and you can see how popular iPhone alarm apps are. We think that
standalone bedside alarm clocks’ days are over.”
Ten things mobiles have made, or will make, obsolete
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