10 once trendy things that are simply forgotten today

None of us will ever be able to predict what awaits humanity in the future and what discoveries and technologies people will have to face. Nevertheless, we can be sure that there is a huge number of technological breakthroughs and innovations ahead, which, however, can be easily forgotten after some time.

No matter how sad it may sound, just such devices are in the past - once mega-popular, cool, cutting-edge, surprising with their innovation, but today they are simply forgotten. Let's remember what things each of us dreamed of, but now we would hardly even look in their direction.

Motorola RAZR

This is, rather, not a phone, but a legend. Motorola has put brilliant technology and premium design into this flip phone. As of 2004, it was considered the thinnest. What can we say about the popularity of this phone, when models in bright colors appeared on sale: blue, pink, orange. Few people will look at it now, but at that time it was a technological breakthrough, and many people dreamed about it.

Transparent electronics

If such gadgets were brought back in time, to the year 1970, they would think that you came from the future and are trying to take over the planet.After all, even in the early 2000s, such electronics in transparent cases were simply surprising, and in the good sense of the word. But technology was changing too quickly, so already at the end of the 2000s, the transparent case in devices was looked at as an abacus.

TV with built-in VCR

There has always been a demand for equipment of this class. In the past, the combination of a TV and a VCR (all in one case) was considered something mega-amazing. Back then it was hard to believe that humanity would get something cooler and more advanced. But, as it turned out, we are capable of much more than that...

Phone with internet

When the Internet first appeared on mobile phones, it was considered simply fantastic. No one was annoyed by the 20-minute download, and even constant network failures did not cause indignation either - nothing could spoil the impression that the phone was capable of opening the door to the virtual world.

Portable DVD Player

And this device certainly delighted most people. After all, you could carry it around the house, and also take it with you to nature or on any trips! The portable player was convenient to use when traveling and on flights; it was popular among car passengers, but there were even drivers who watched movies from the device while driving.

CD player with built-in skip protection

Programmable CD player. Well, who hasn’t dreamed about it? This player was especially popular among joggers.

Pager

Well, there’s nothing to say here. Everyone heard about him, but they wanted to get him. Everyone believed in the future of the pager. It became a standard attribute of the “new Russian” - a business man in a crimson jacket and a gold chain around his neck. Having it at that time is a sign of wealth and success.But today it’s unlikely that anyone would use a modern gadget for such a thing.

Large flat screen TV

Once upon a time, such televisions were in the living rooms of only wealthy people.

Voice recorders with cassettes

Device type - microcassette, built-in speaker, voice activation function, headphone output, power indicator, pause, message scanning, light weight - everyone wanted a voice recorder, even those who didn’t need it at all.

Polaroid camera

Then we were all surprised: how does it happen that a ready-made photograph crawls out of the camera?! Moreover, the photographs had their own magic, an indescribable aesthetic, which is still difficult to replicate. It was fantastic back then. But today a similar effect can be achieved using filters, but in the past Polaroid photos were immediately recognizable.