Changeability is religion and it is the beauty of technology. While some technologies have improved in the race, others have either failed to attract enough users to keep up with the demands of the digital world or have become obsolete over time. We’ll take a look back at some of the technologies that took off throughout 2022, trying to figure out why they fell behind.
When you think of a technology that revolutionized the world of music before Spotify, the first thing that comes to mind is the iPod. In 2001, under the supervision of Steve Jobs, Apple launched the iPod. But in keeping with the technology, Apple keeps releasing new updates in the market. Although its demise had been rumored for several years, the company officially announced the end of iPod production last May.
After PlayStation or Xbox, Google opened a new horizon in the gaming world by bringing Stadia to the market in 2019. This technology allowed to play the same game from the same account on any device through the cloud gaming service. Besides, there was little similarity between Google’s words and actions. Despite showing good performance on mobile and PC, gamers did not see Stadia as the ‘best fitting’.
In 2015, Facebook introduced the Instant Articles feature for smartphone apps to read articles on a website from Facebook’s newsfeed. This feature is popular for 10 times faster load time than clicking on the link, no need to open the link in a separate browser. In October 2022, Meta announced that this feature would be discontinued from 2023.
There is nothing new to say about this phone that revolutionized the smartphone world. Although BlackBerry has long since passed away, the Canadian phone maker will officially ring its last farewell bell at the beginning of 2022. Even though this technology has officially ended, BlackBerry will still hold a special place in the minds of many older smartphone users.
The main goal of the smart display device Meta Portal, which came to the market at the end of 2018, was to place Google Home, Amazon Echo in the user’s bedroom or common room. The device came under controversy and criticism during the verdict. The device has even been accused of collecting user video and audio data permanently. Last June, Meta announced the removal of the consumer version from the market, but recently announced the complete closure of the portal.