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6 Tech Tools Axed In 2011

The Huffington Post     First Posted: 04/20/11 09:19 PM ET   Updated: 06/20/11 06:12 AM ET

Sony on Tuesday confirmed that PSPgo production has officially stopped.

With smartphones increasingly consolidating our cameras, media players and communication into a single device and the social web churning through ideas faster than ever, 2011 has been a tough year for many more manufacturers and website.

Check out our slideshow (below) to view some other gadgets and sites that got the ax during the first few months of 2011. Has your favorite site, gadget, or service recently been retired too? Share in the comments.

For more ghosts of gadgets past, have a look at 9 gadgets that smartphones made obsolete.

 
What other sites and gadgets have been closed or discontinued this year? Send us suggestions!
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Sony Ends PSPgo Handheld Production
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With a high price and download-only game requirement, the PSPgo handheld fought an uphill battle against its cheaper PSP-3000 cousin -- and its budget-priced rival, Nintendo DS Lite -- for two years before Sony officially shut down production on April 20.
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Pks29733steel
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09:34 AM on 05/01/2011
Sad about the 'Flip' video camera. Inexpensive, expandable (took 'sim' cards) and a well made and inexpensive device. I would prefer to have pictures and videos from a 'Flip' v.s. a cell phone!
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AJ Ogaard
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01:43 PM on 04/22/2011
It is interesting to see such a change within a short time. However with technology moving faster and faster it is not surprising the decisions to pull the plug on these tools to make way for the next round. Personally,I was just able to purchase a Flip Cam which was the last one on the shelf.
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sculptor
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07:50 PM on 04/21/2011
According to insiders Cisco simply doesn't know how to manage a low margin product like the Flip so they're bailing out.
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PathofTotality
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09:54 AM on 04/21/2011
I never got around to buying one but the Flip Camcorder always seemed like a good idea.
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jayes
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03:59 AM on 04/21/2011
No wonder my locals stores have empty stands where the Flips are supposed to be.
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Silverwolf72
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02:26 AM on 04/21/2011
Isn't the new Sony phone replacing the PSP?
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prince david
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10:41 AM on 04/21/2011
They aren't stopping PSP production. They are ending production of the PSP-Go, a handheld that would only play games you downloaded from PSN, not the UMD discs like the normal PSP. A new PSP replacement is coming at the end of the year called the NGP, the Xperia Play (PSP phone) is something separate.
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