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Obsolete technology Replacement Still used for Bathing machine: No longer required due to changing social standards of morality Hourglass: Clock: Tasks where a fixed amount of time can be measured with a low-tech solution: Exposure time tracker in saunas (where electronics might be damaged by the heat or ultraviolet light); retro kitchen timers, board games, other short-term timers.
By the early 20th century, wheelwright employment had faded away due to a lack of demand for wooden wheels. [239] Tech-20 [j] 20: Wire-drawer: A wire-drawer produced metal wires used in further manufacturing processes (such as needle making. The wire-drawer reduced the cross-section of a wire by pulling it through one or more dies. [145]: 47–53
Technical obsolescence usually occurs when a new product or technology supersedes the old one, and it is preferred to use the new technology instead. Historical examples of new technologies superseding old ones include bronze replacing flint in hand-tools, DVDs replacing videocassettes, and the telephone replacing the telegraph. On a smaller ...
This year, use your spring cleaning to rid yourself of obsolete technology that can be replaced with newer, cheaper (sometimes free) and better options. Save money (and space) by purging old ...
The 1923 Chevrolet is cited as one of the earliest examples of annual facelifts in the car industry because it had a restyled body covering what essentially was nine-year-old technology. [8] Ending the Depression Through Planned Obsolescence, by Bernard London, 1932. In 1924, the American automobile market began reaching saturation point.
The US has focused on building domestic supply chains for advanced semiconductors. Now, China is rapidly expanding its own manufacturing capacity for less advanced but more widely used chips.
[80] [81] In December 2011, Ontario Energy Minister [Chris Bentley] confirmed that Ontario is scrapping the five-year-old plan "to avoid confusing consumers". [ 82 ] The Energy Star program, in which Natural Resources Canada is a partner, in March 2008 established rules for labeling lamps that meet a set of standards for efficiency, starting ...
The United Parcel Service is young in comparison to the USPS, which was founded back in 1775, but UPS still weighs in at over 100 years old, having been established back in 1908 by a 19-year-old ...