"Technological obsolescence" refers to the process of technology becoming outdated or no longer useful due to the development of newer and more advanced technology. Full definition
Writing for The Dissolve, Matthew Dessem used the recent James Bond films to highlight the frightening rate of technological obsolescence in digital movie archiving: «[A] film that was archived to tape in 2006 using then - state - of - the - art LTO - 3 tapes can't be read by the LTO - 6 drives that are for sale today. (lwlies.com)
The health - care industries may be affected by technological obsolescence, changes in regulatory approval policies for drugs, medical devices or procedures, and changes in governmental and private payment systems. (putnam.com)
On 17 September, we will inaugurate a Los Angeles project space with an additional show by Arcangel, also titled tl; dr.. For this New York exhibition, Arcangel has produced a body of work expanding upon his use of cultural and technological obsolescence as the source of an artistic vocabulary. (teamgal.com)