Devices Which Were Discontinued Before 2016 Ended: Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Project Ara, Xbox 360, PlayStation TV & Pebble; Find Out Why

Devices Which Were Discontinued Before 2016 Ended: Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Project Ara, Xbox 360, PlayStation TV & Pebble; Find Out Why

Few more days to go and the last month of the year 2016 will say goodbye. A new year means new hope, new life, and new gadget. But before these new things enter the scene, here are the top gadgets who said goodbye before the year ends.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Fiasco

The fiasco over the Korean brand happened not only in one place but in several countries. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 looks sleek and stylish but it seemed like it usually burst into flames especially while charging. According to CNet, after o35 reports regarding their phone's issue, Samsung made a decision to ask all Galaxy Note 7 sold to be returned and stop all the sales and shipments worldwide.

Google Closed Project Ara

In 2013, Google attempted to produce a modular phone when it still owned United State's Motorola. However, according to TheVerge, Google has made a surprising decision to stop Project Ara due to some challenges. First, some features are just too hard to execute and second, Project Ara has lost its director last 2015.

Xbox 360's Failure

There's no other concern about Microsoft's Xbox 360 however since it was released in 2005, people seemed to anticipate for a newer version. Then came a new console, the Xbox One, in 2013 which ended the production of the older console.

No More PlayStation TV
After the release in October 2014, Sony confirmed the to discontinue PlayStation TV in 2015. According to PlayStationLifeStyle.net, Sony did not give any further explanation about the shocking decision.

Pebble's Time Runs Out

According to getpebble's blog, Pebble announced that it no longer work as an independent entity and that it will stop the manufacture and shut down the company. This is a sad news but Pebble hoped to answer as many questions as possible on their blog in the future.

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