7 tech things that died in 2016

7 tech things that died in 2016 iPhone headphone jack: Apple killed off the jack in September in favor of wireless headphones. Vine: Vine had been slowly but surely falling behind the likes of Snapchat and Instagram, Meerkat: The livestreaming app made its debut at SXSW in 2015 and was the subject of much hype but it was short-lived. Samsung Galaxy Note 7: In October, Samsung (SSNLF) halted all production of the device following complaints that it burst into flames. Hoverboards: After reports of burns caused by exploding devices, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission deemed hoverboards unsafe Firefox mobile OS: In May Mozilla stopped supporting its Firefox operating system for smartphones. VCR: Seriously. The last VCR manufacturer, Japanese company Funai Electric, ceased production of its video-cassette recorders in July.