R.I.P.: The world’s last VCR will be manufactured this month

R.I.P., VCR.

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Japan’s Funai Electric, which claims to be the world’s last VCR manufacturer, says it will cease production of the machines this month.

Funai started manufacturing video-cassette recorders in 1983, and at one point was selling 15 million units a year. Alas, the clunky VCR has since been replaced by an array of new technologies: DVDs, Blu-ray, and now, streaming video services. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE