This morning as I was making my way into the office, I was listening to Mike and Mike in the morning, as they discussed technologies that would soon become extinct.

 

The conversation was sparked by Greenie asking Golic what — after the record player, the 8-track, and the cassette — would be the next technology to go the way of the dodo.

 

Several callers to the show responded with a number of creative thoughts as to what they thought would be next to become extinct, namely home phones and my personal favorite suggestion: keys.

 

We’re already living in a world where biometrics such as retina scans, and fingerprint readers are replacing keys for entry to homes, cars, and offices, so I thought that was a great call.

 

It got me to thinking what’s next on the endangered species in our own IP Communications industry?

 

Fax boards?

CDs/DVDs?

Session border controllers?

Vonage?

 

I’d love to hear what you have to say on this subject. Submit your comments below. Let’s see if we as a group can’t predict: