Grumpy Old Geeks Topics Decline of standalone gadgets Topic Decline of standalone gadgets 2 mentions in 1 episode The hosts discuss how phone apps have taken over functions once served by separate gadgets. Mentions 189: Ello, Dolores Dec 9, 2016 57:07 New York times has an interesting article called the gadget apocalypse is upon us. 57:25 Nowadays everything's a fucking app. Everything's an app on the phone.