TOKYO -- Japanese electronics maker Funai Electric Co. says it's yanking the plug on the world's last video cassette recorder. A company spokesman, who requested anonymity citing company practice, ...

As new formats like DVD, Blu-ray, and now Ultra HD Blu-ray have brought better picture quality, sound, and room for special features, most people have moved away from the VCR. As a result, it’s ...

Funai Electric, a Japanese consumer electronics company, will end production of VHS videocassette recorders (VCRs) at the end of July, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei. This will also mark the ...

TOKYO -- Japanese electronics maker Funai Electric Co. said it's pulling the plug on production of the world's last videocassette recorder. A company spokesman, who requested anonymity citing company ...

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New Delhi: Funai Electric Company, the last remaining Japanese manufacturer of VCR devices, which was sold under the names various brands including Sanyo in North America, has announced an end to its ...

Nostalgia finally takes an L. Despite our obsession with resurrecting Nickelodeon classics and keeping a watchful eye on Smash Mouth's consistently fascinating tweets, all the nostalgia in the world ...

It’s a little silly to lament the demise of a technology that has been well-demised for years. But last week’s announcement that production will cease within days at the last Japanese factory ...

Tech Insider readers who were born before the late 1990s have plenty of memories, both positive and negative, of VHS tapes. The big, cumbersome plastic cases took up tons of shelf space and you always ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. ALEXANDRIA, VA.—Like many consumer products, the home videocassette recorder has shrunk a lot ...

The VCR, in frail health for decades, has died. The Funai Corp. of Japan, last known maker of videocassette recorders, has said it will stop making the machines by the end of July, aka now. Official ...

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, ...