things smartphones replaced (and quietly absorbed):

cameras
watches
maps
gps devices
alarm clocks
calculators
calendars
diaries
planners
notebooks
address books
rolodexes
business cards
wallets
cash
checks
bank branches
parking meters
parking permits
tickets
boarding passes
airline tickets
itineraries

tv’s
radios
portable speakers
tv remotes
remote controls
vcr’s
dvd players
cd players
mp3 players
portable cd players
audio cassettes
cassette players
tape decks
vhs tapes
cds
dvds
cd-roms
floppy disks

newspapers
magazines
encyclopedias
dictionaries
foreign phrasebooks
travel guidebooks
cookbooks
instruction manuals
catalogs
brochures
flyers
yellow pages
phone books

pay phones
landline phones
answering machines
fax machines
pagers
beepers
walkie talkies
voice recorders
typewriters

photo albums
printed photos
film rolls
instant cameras
camcorders
slide projectors
slide viewers
scanners
photocopiers
compact mirrors

keys
compasses
flashlights
timers
rulers
tape measures
thermometers
fitness trackers

mail
letters
memos
receipts
bills
invoices
coupons

offices
whiteboards
sticky notes
meeting rooms
clocks on walls

playing cards
handheld game consoles
board game timers

takeout orders by phone
restaurant menus
hotel room keys
boarding announcements

money
checks
wallets (again, just smaller)

and somehow… almost everything we used to carry now lives in a rectangle in our pocket.

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