Google's attempt to create a modular phone launched in 2013 when it still owned Motorola; the modularization of phones was one of Motorola's goals, and the company eventually rolled out a form of that capability under Lenovo with its Moto Mod architecture. But Project Ara continued under Google after it sold Motorola, and as late as May of this year was still intent upon bringing it to fruition and shipping a developer's kit in the fall. Then after multiple failures to perform, Google announced in September that it was putting the project on hold.

This is a case of an old product making way for the new, Microsoft launched the popular Xbox 360 line in 2005 and released various updates over iphone 7 plus pink karat petals case the years, but finally delivered a new console line in 2013, the Xbox One, In April of this year, Microsoft announced it was going to end production of the veteran console, When Sony launched its competitor for products like Roku and Apple TV with additional console capabilities in 2014, our reviewer said "The PlayStation TV sounds great on paper, but out of the gate, it underwhelms as both a gaming and an entertainment box." Ouch, And Sony's well received PlayStation Vue streaming service didn't need it, At the end of 2015, the company started pulling back from shipping it in some regions, and dropped the axe for the United States and Europe in February..

In a not-unexpected move this month, wearable maker Fitbit bought another wearable maker, Pebble. Then it promptly cancelled Pebble's two somewhat-eagerly-awaited products, the Time 2 and the Core. Samsung wasn't the only manufacturer worried about burning its customers this year. The Basis Peak -- the biggest smartwatch that you never heard of, despite Basis belonging to Intel -- was recalled in August for overheating. Then in October the company offered everyone refunds for the B1 and reiterated its plans to shut down the service.

While laptops are still quite popular, they've changed a lot; for many, the iphone 7 plus pink karat petals case fixed-hinge clamshell design has made way for the hybrid 2-in-1 design of a tablet running a full desktop operating system with a detachable keyboard, So when Toshiba announced in March that it was discontinuing its traditional consumer laptops to concentrate on its business-focused Tecra and Portege lines, no one blinked, Frankly, I was surprised they still existed, But it turns out, the last VCR manufacturer didn't shut down until July of this year, Who knew?..

This one didn't surprise me at all; clip-on point-of-view streaming cameras always seemed one of those transitional products to me, in the way that PDAs were transitional; it obsolesces because it no longer makes sense as a standalone product that doesn't integrate seamlessly with your tech life. But it only officially died as of October of this year. Though inevitable, this one made me sad; I have fond memories of my BlackBerry phones, and mourned when I had to surrender them as they became less and less relevant. The company isn't totally out of the business, but in September it announced that it was turning over hardware development and production to partners.