Last VCR Manufacturer to Press Stop

Children today no longer recognize it, but the VCR, once common in American households, is finally making a goodbye.

The Funai Corporation of Japan, the last-known company still manufacturing the VCR, said in a statement Thursday that it would stop making VCRs at the end of July because of “difficulty acquiring parts,” The New York Times reports.

The Funai Corporation said, "We are the last manufacturer” of VCRs “in all of the world.