Question

Technological advances are difficult to predict. One great advance can replace or substitute for existing products in a relatively short period. Tablets and smartphones with wireless connectivity are most likely to replace or substitute for
1) TV broadcasts.
2) digital video recorders.
3) printed media.
4) printed images.
5) online video games.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is: 3) Printed media

Explanation:

This is already happening, cell phones and tablets have already replaced digital cameras, Netflix is replacing cable TV and sooner than later cell phones and tablets will replace printed media completely.

Ask yourself, when was the last time you bought a newspaper? I haven´t bought a newspaper in years but I can also guarantee that I read more news outlets today that ever before. I can read the New York Times, The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, etc. all on my cellphone. Using my phone is cheaper and faster (and also more ecological) than buying a printed version. In a few years probably no newspaper will have a printed edition, not even magazines will be printed anymore.