51 discontinued tech gadgets we once loved and will never see again
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- As near and dear as some tech products are to our hearts, they can't always withstand the test of time.
- Sony Walkmans were replaced by CDs, which were then replaced by iPods, which were then replaced by our smartphones.
- Gone but not forgotten, here are 51 tech gadgets we miss.
It happens all the time — for one reason or another, a company gives up on a beloved product and gives it the "End of Life" kiss of death.
The company stops producing it. It stops supporting it. It diverts its resources to other pursuits in hopes of creating something bigger and better than before.
And then, that gadget we once loved is gone.
Whether it's for purely nostalgic reasons or practical purposes, here are 51 discontinued products that we miss.
Released in 1971, the PhoneMate 400 allowed twenty messages to be recorded on the machine's reel-to-reel tapes. It couldn't survive the digital era however, as digital answering machines eventually rang in.
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The first commercially available cell phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x, clocked in at 1.75 pounds and cost almost $4,000 when it debuted in 1983. It garnered an association with business-types until it was replaced with newer versions.
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A relic of the late 1990s, PalmPilot devices were the de-facto standalone handheld organizers before people made the jump to smartphones in the early 2000s.
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