#5 Windowed Operating Systems
True, Windows OS have been the most used PC platform in the world for nearly two decades now. But by the time the kids born now grow to use a computer, Windows OS will be extinct or at least it won’t be in the present form where each application you run is displayed in a draggable box that has a title bar and widgets.
Microsoft has already signaled its intent to kill an age old Windows OS by making the tile-based Metro UI the default screen for Windows 8.
#4 Hard Drives
There was a period in the history of computers where cassette tapes were used to store data then came floppy disks and then a small IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard drive. The next PC had a zip drive and a tape backup unit. However, as different as these disks were, they all used the same magnetic platter technology that's been popular since reel-to-reel tapes ruled the earth.
If the present scenario is considered, it’s solid state drives and they ended the ancient practice of storing our data on spinning magnetic platters. Because they have no moving parts, SSDs are infinitely faster than hard drives and more durable, too. Today, though they cost a lot but in few years they are going to be ubiquitous, same as that of mobile phones.
#3 Movie Theaters
There were oracles about the extinction of movie theaters ever since the advent of television, but it seems the oracle is finally coming true. With HD televisions going mainstream and 3D sets becoming more affordable, the average home theater is almost as good as the average multiplex theater. And as production houses and their cable partners are showing beeline to wards releasing some movies for on-demand viewing on the same day they debut in theaters, a trend which is likely to go viral. Finally, since so much is happening online, be it shopping or banking, the ordeal to go to theater in traffic jams and splash some insane money to watch the movies, is likely to come to an end too. All these and other coming technologies will ensure the extinct of Movie Theaters soon.
#2 The Mouse and Remote Controls
In near future the cost of adding capacitive touch capability to screens will be so small that every display, from large-screen TVs to laptops, will have it. Though touch pads and mouse won’t see an immediate extinction, there are gradually fade away.
When it comes to remote controls they too are likely to get replaced by either use of Smartphones to control a television set or by a combination of gestures and voice commands to change channels.
#1 3D Glasses
Ever since the first 3D films hit theaters in the 1950s, viewers have been forced to wear some kind of glasses in order to experience three-dimensional effects. But if we see the recent trends, there are number of glass-free solutions available in the market.
In 2011, Toshiba released the Qosmio F755 notebook, which uses its webcam to track your eye movements and serve up really compelling 3D images, though these are only optimized for a single viewer. Last year, phone vendors HTC and LG both launched handsets with glasses-free, stereoscopic 3D screens that weren't home theater quality, but were good enough for some three-dimensional fun. All this and some future technologies will join forces to make 3D Glasses extinct.
Source:siliconindia.com
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