A–Z Index of Technologies

Every technology we cover, older and modern, in alphabetical order. Each entry opens the comparison it belongs to.

A

Abacuses Then compared with Electronic Calculators
Analog Clocks Then compared with Smartwatches
Analog Thermostats Then compared with Smart Thermostats

B

Broadcast Radio Then compared with Podcasts

C

Carburetors Then compared with Fuel Injection
Cassette Tapes Then compared with Digital Audio
Cloud Photo Libraries Now compared with Photo Albums
Cloud Storage Now compared with Floppy Disks
Computer-Aided Design Now compared with Manual Drafting
CRT Televisions Then compared with Flat-Panel Displays

D

Dial-Up Internet Then compared with Fiber Connections
Digital Audio Now compared with Cassette Tapes
Digital Cameras Now compared with Film Cameras
Digital Document Sharing Now compared with Fax Machines
Digital Game Distribution Now compared with Physical Game Media
Digital Knowledge Platforms Now compared with Printed Encyclopedias
Digital Publishing Platforms Now compared with Printing Presses

E

Electronic Calculators Now compared with Abacuses
Electronic Toll Collection Now compared with Toll Booths
Email Now compared with Postal Mail

F

Fax Machines Then compared with Digital Document Sharing
Fiber Connections Now compared with Dial-Up Internet
Film Cameras Then compared with Digital Cameras
Flat-Panel Displays Now compared with CRT Televisions
Floppy Disks Then compared with Cloud Storage
Fuel Injection Now compared with Carburetors

G

GPS Navigation Now compared with Printed Maps

I

Incandescent Bulbs Then compared with LEDs
Instant Messaging Now compared with Telegraphs
Internet Calling Now compared with Telephone Exchanges

L

LEDs Now compared with Incandescent Bulbs

M

Magnetic Compasses Then compared with Smartphone Navigation Sensors
Manual Drafting Then compared with Computer-Aided Design
Mechanical Calculators Then compared with Spreadsheets
Mechanical Cash Registers Then compared with Point-of-Sale Systems
Mobile Passes Now compared with Paper Tickets
Music Streaming Now compared with Vinyl Records

P

Paper Tickets Then compared with Mobile Passes
Paper Timetables Then compared with Real-Time Transit Apps
Photo Albums Then compared with Cloud Photo Libraries
Physical Game Media Then compared with Digital Game Distribution
Podcasts Now compared with Broadcast Radio
Point-of-Sale Systems Now compared with Mechanical Cash Registers
Postal Mail Then compared with Email
Printed Encyclopedias Then compared with Digital Knowledge Platforms
Printed Maps Then compared with GPS Navigation
Printing Presses Then compared with Digital Publishing Platforms
Punch Cards Then compared with Solid-State Storage

R

Real-Time Transit Apps Now compared with Paper Timetables
Rotary Phones Then compared with Smartphones

S

Satellite Positioning Now compared with Sextants
Sextants Then compared with Satellite Positioning
Smart Locks Now compared with Traditional Keys
Smart Thermostats Now compared with Analog Thermostats
Smartphone Navigation Sensors Now compared with Magnetic Compasses
Smartphones Now compared with Rotary Phones
Smartwatches Now compared with Analog Clocks
Solid-State Storage Now compared with Punch Cards
Spreadsheets Now compared with Mechanical Calculators

T

Telegraphs Then compared with Instant Messaging
Telephone Exchanges Then compared with Internet Calling
Toll Booths Then compared with Electronic Toll Collection
Traditional Keys Then compared with Smart Locks
Transistors Now compared with Vacuum Tubes
Typewriters Then compared with Word Processors

V

Vacuum Tubes Then compared with Transistors
VHS Tapes Then compared with Video Streaming
Video Streaming Now compared with VHS Tapes
Vinyl Records Then compared with Music Streaming

W

Word Processors Now compared with Typewriters