Tech That Died in 2023

These are the tech products that have been discontinued, canceled and shut down this year -- including a gadget that died once before. CNET’s Bridget Carey bids farewell to the products that didn't cut it (but still were iconic).
0:00 These Products Said Goodbye in 2023
0:33 Google Glass Says So Long Again
1:33 Microsoft Shuts Down VR Platform
1:58 Amazon Halo Laid To Rest
2:44 Lululemon Makes Deal With Peleton
3:11 Netflix Ships Last Rental DVD
4:06 Elon Musk Avoids Killing Twitter in 2023
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[@madonnasplasticsurgery]

Please never stop doing a yearly “tech that died” video! I love these!

[@NorthernChimp]

😭

[@AbdullahB17]

bridget great job as always

[@kawaiidere1023]

Fr. She ate and left no crumbs

[@user-hi8zq1qy1i]

Stop hating on Bridget 😂😂😂

[@Sakuyushi]

Every time I see Bridget on the thumbnails, I click! Never disappoints!

[@Mo_Klonus]

1099 free AOL hours, because 1100 would just be too much.

[@Rdasboss]

The death of physical media sucks just because we need to negotiate new digital rights. Which isn’t going to happen in this political climate. But hopefully future people figure it out.

[@coloniellizardt4191]

"Which isn’t going to happen in this political climate" There you go making it about politics, but sure the left is the one politicizing everything. Talk about hypocrisy, lol.

[@charlesdoesmore5488]

Well, not actually. Amazon sells DVDs though, and 4K Ultra HD dics do exist. It's just that Streaming avoids more people going into debt.

[@johnwagner9257]

I'd add 13 mini. Yes they didn't have a mini last year with the 14, but this year they removed it completely from the non-refurb Apple Store.

[@zlerner716]

I love my 13 mini!

[@PMichaels]

Terrific video - awesome job, Bridget!😃 Merry Christmas!🎄

[@Drrck11]

A lot of those tech products didn't sell very well, which is basically why they were discontinued. But if you have some, don't throw it away. Keep it. They make for great collector items. I still have my Microsoft Band 1 & 2. They still work.

[@WilliamSteppan]

I've got mine somewhere as well. I really liked the look, it was just a smidge bulky.

[@ASKP007]

Stadia, it was inevitable

[@ronaldwilson9525]

I’ve also noticed Redbox kiosks vanishing around here where I am. Probably a contender for the 2024 list.

[@ross-carlson]

While I haven't used it in years Netflix stopping DVD shipments hit home a bit. I joined in the first month they started and over the years I used it rented over 1000 DVDs - I had it setup so I'd get a new DVD basically every day (cross shipping the previous ones) and I would immediately rip/burn/copy them and send them straight back. Built quite the huge collection of those floppy DVD/CD cases - now it's the Plex/Torrent life for me and as such my collection has grown to over 8000 1080p and 1000 4k movies.

[@lastpreacher9093]

I thought torrenting was dead?

[@Ausf]

@@lastpreacher9093 Not even close.

[@lastpreacher9093]

@@Ausf you reckon? What are people using these days? Last time I checked, there were no real movies on the torrenting sites.

[@JORDAN23TV]

Wow you are the pirate king 👑 lol

[@mjcanonico]

I look forward to this segment for Bridget each year 😅

[@enzmondo]

Don’t forget that Google Stadia officially shutdown January of this year.

[@NunoBroski]

Google Stadia also died this Year. Amazing service in the last few years with terrible marketing. In a world full of subscriptions, the platform that offered you the opportunity to purchase content was not sucessful, let that sink in. We always complain that in subscriptions we dont own anything, however 99% of people that use services like Spotify or Netflix dont care

[@Joshuastem5622]

Love this series! Keep it up!

[@teddykgb9971]

It's perfectly acceptable to deadname Twitter. In fact, it's encouraged.

[@Ebenecel]

CORTANA ⭕, Bridget! She died this year. RIP

[@glennkennedy441]

The death of Netflix DVD's was devastating for me !

[@tonysheerness2427]

PSTN is now being dismantled the old public switched telephone network that is the most reliable form of telephone communication especially in power cuts.

[@werpification]

Windows Mixed Reality is also being depreciated and was a decent alternative to Oculus and Vive in 2017. I had the $150 Lenovo Explorer and always wanted the high end ones like the HP Reverb or Samsung Oddyssey+ that are still pretty comparable to newer headsets like the Valve Index.

[@lucasstuart-chilcote7069]

Always love this yearly recap. Did AOL AIM end this year or last?

[@therichard27]

AIM ended on December 15, 2017, so 6 years ago.

[@steveleatherwood3803]

Always love this segment each year!

[@JORDAN23TV]

A lot of cool tech died this year

[@crazycrazysnakeman]

Don’t even remember Amazon halo 😂

[@megasiblys]

The way I wait for this video every year… every year it seems to come quicker

[@elliottrogozinski]

RIP Apollo

[@AdmiralBison]

"The real glassholes were inside us all along..." Good point. Besides that, Google and Microsoft have a long history of devices and ventures that are in the grave.

[@verbalhustle]

I'm shocked I didn't know google glass came back.

[@ultramet]

I’m streaming this video on my iPhone 5 that still works for me and fits in the palm of my hand.

[@samuelsanchez6082]

Once you upgrade, you'll never want to go back

[@av8r22]

Brava! That was awesome! Thank you

[@thecunninlynguist]

at a time i was on the netflix 5-disc plan...it wasn't a bad value...and during that time the streaming option was a bonus, most the films available to stream were VOD/z-tier films. Time flies...in as little as 15ish years, the entire industry/model changed. Remember when hollywood/netflix tried "rental only" discs, which only had the movies?

[@justwatching6186]

I was on the same plan. I had a DVD burner on my computer so I’d burn’em and send them back. Got quite a collection. Still haven’t watched all of them.

[@thecunninlynguist]

@@justwatching6186 lmao, exactly why I was on that plan. I went all out. I bought jewel cases and printed out covers. I had a sizable collection

[@txdave2]

The AOL CD in the Netflix envelope was hilarious.

[@stephensonmatthew7]

It’s a shame Best Buy is stopping selling DVDs in the near future. I like to own my favorite movies, even just to rip to mp4 and not use disk again. Guess I have to find another store for that.

[@ykc16888]

That thumbnail alone deserves my Like.

[@LoMio]

Bridget, please make videos more frequently.

[@daveharris2884]

My tech never dies. I still use a 12 year old laptop; don't ask what my operating system is; that's classified.

[@BuzzMediaUS]

Netflix DVDs were the biggest tech loss in the last decade or two. The pathetic thing was most people didn't know DVDs had the newest and most obscure (older) titles.

[@robertmueller2023]

"Dad, sister: What exactly has he told you/shared with you"?

[@SMX815]

Your videos brings wry smile to my face & keep up the good work! Marry Christmas to you & lets see what 2024 brings 👍

[@joesackbaron]

Lol - Glasshole 😂Also, hot dress. I never said that.

[@1Starsky11]

every time i see a new video in this series i feel much older

[@bengt_axle]

"Grandpa, what is AOL dial-up?"

[@DanielleWhite]

I guess you have to be as big as Google to fail twice with the same product. I remember attending their first Glass Roadshow event in the fall of 2013. The hands-on experience was underwhelming.

[@Zig_Was_Here]

My SLINGBox stopped working. 😞

[@Zig_Was_Here]

Which I’m just realizing was November of last year. 😂 Sorry

[@richv1893]

Bad tech ideas end up dying as they should no great loss here.

[@witness1013]

Someone stole your shoelace..

[@SalvadorThe4th]

Here for you Bridget!!!

[@yellow_dog_077]

there's still using dvds in a enterprise setting.

[@TellyMan200]

Remeber Google Glasses. that were so ahead of its time and a game changer back in the day. amazing and bought one back in the day and now its no more. so sad

[@kerbangol.8386]

You still have AOL cds? About 10 years ago I pulled out my giant stack of AOL CDs and made Christmas ornaments by gluing them shiny side out with string in between.

[@pitipan]

I needed this, thanks Brigdet. Hmm, my vote will be PSVR2. Love you!

[@kawaiidere1023]

PlayStation Portal will probably also die quickly. Between not supporting Bluetooth audio and being so expensive for something with no native support (only streaming), I doubt it will last (Steam Link and Xbox remote play are much better, so I feel like PlayStation Portal is doomed to fail due to the outdated concept and repeating proprietary issues from the Vita)

[@Lucario1121]

Briget is the best person here on CNET

[@demon-mi2ho]

Ar glasses will be the next big thing. It needs to wait for 5 years until the technology gets smaller for glasses to fit the technology to start using it like a smartphone from 2017.

[@rishikeshtiwari6033]

A WHOLE HEARTEDLY BOW DOWN 🙏 Long live THE LADY BRIDGET👍

[@ashermathew9014]

I don't care, I am still calling Twitter as "TWITTER" and not some variable called 'x'

[@zw8984]

Stop putting down EM! Have some dignity

[@tenslider6722]

Lulu Lemons, a clothing company trying to fizzle their way into tech smh.

[@jonswenson3713]

Stadia died this year

[@midhunkjairaj4124]

Next year CNET in list😂

[@marcr7583]

GCN+ we will all miss you

[@CamaroWarrior]

@:20 destroyed it how? 😒

[@lesliegraham8478]

Glassholes! lol

[@Medoner]

Windows 8.1 died

[@budgerigarer]

What about Apollo and that whole reddit api fiasco?

[@LuisNunez210]

Been a Bridget fan since day one! Keep doing your thing!

[@capt.prasad]

Point and shoot cameras are dead as well.

[@user-mp4cs4kq6o]

While I always enjoy watching your content Bridget, could you also include details on your outfit? Love what you’re wearing, is it a top or a dress? ❤😊

[@icymayne]

Bridget you always knock it out the park as always

[@jackcomputers357]

Happy alt space the list.

[@Draegonfyre]

When I say to somebody "I'm on X' they think "You're back with your Ex? I thought you broke up" So I just say I'm on Ex-twitter. 😅🤣😂

[@Araoke007]

Fitbit by Google - happening

[@paulrose319]

i;ll keep both physical and digital copies

[@noahsmith1187]

I actually loved Halo bands smh. I miss it

[@robertmueller2023]

Failed? That's news to me. When did I actually try?

[@Leinhauser01]

I'm here for the puns

[@josearellano203]

I enjoy years in review. I don't use a DVD anymore, and I used a VHS as a child, since I am 31 years old. So I am not missing the DVD. Artificial intelligence is advancing, and it's about to be so huge as something I have seen will be beginning in the soon-to-be 2024. Technology is advancing so much now.

[@faqeerhasnain]

These are called apps not "tech"(technologies).

[@robertmueller2023]

Julian Assange is like Freudian normalcy compared to the dad and the sister?

[@ManWander]

long live Bridget Carey!

[@Carlosab818]

Stadia shutdown 2023 😔

[@BenDover_69420]

Wasn't Twitter already in losses?

[@sheepsleeps]

Apollo App for Reddit

[@HARLEMHEFNER]

I think people aren't knowledgeable. About digital content, you don't own digital content. at any time Apple, google, can take a movie you purchased down if the licensing agreement expires.

[@vincentvega5686]

thank god aol is still alive and kicking

[@wan12345]

WORDPAD is also DIED in the 2023 right!!!

[@os2171]

I’m forever in love

[@joshuahodge8537]

Omegle

[@sonybravia7485]

i think you are wearing a shower curtain

[@aleksitanninen]

I haven't even started watching it and I already LIKED it :D

[@samuelsanchez6082]

Good for you

[@AdmiralBison]

AI is not the problem. It's corporations that owning and abusing it to become even more rich and powerful. Change our Economic system. Democracy and fair wealth for everyone and not just the 1%.

[@United_Wings]

Bridget ❤❤❤❤

[@user-221i]

Xitter is down.

[@Itsvinayhere]

amazon photos

[@VinothR]

Google Podcasts

[@RomanBorowinski]

stadia?

[@eklim2034]

AR be back

[@YagamiAckerman]

X is better than ever!!!

[@sw-bq4hu]

X/Twitter site traffic up 22.3% Year over Year from November 2022-2023

[@DeepWebDiary]

Elon Musk is an American hero.

[@landshass2849]

I read the summary off the description, because my wife won't let me watch you.😡

[@JasonB808]

Evil Queen = Fitness Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the Fittest one of all? Fitness Mirror = Not you, because you too lazy to go to a gym. I was too expensive for most people so now I have been discontinued. Looks like you were too late to get a refund. I will forever be a reminder of all that money you wasted. Evil Queen = Eats poison Apple herself. 😂