Tech that died in 2021

We bid farewell to the gadgets and apps that we lost this year — and gasp in horror at the dead tech rising back to life! Plus: Is Cortana done for?

0:00​ Introduction
0:18 Goodbye forever LG phones
1:03​ LG Prada was iPhone before iPhone
1:44​ LG Chocolate's sweet history
2:03​ LG Wing just couldn’t soar
2:31​ Time to toss out Google Cardboard
3:56 Why I’ll miss Periscope
5:02​ Goodbye Apple HomePod
5:24​ MacBook Pro Touch Bar is dead
5:36​ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is a goner
5:57​ New company name, who dis?
6:44​ Cortana is barely hanging on
7:59​ Moviepass is attempting a sequel
8:28 Somehow YikYak is back
8:56 Yahoo! Answers gone and good riddance

[jaughnekow]

LG is that good guy the ladies avoid. Until he leaves, that's when they miss his presence.

[ericchugg]

Bridget needs to do more CNET videos. They are by far my favorite.

[BruceLeeRoy]

LG is an example of trying to be too innovative and not focusing on fixing their current phones.

[SoCOJules]

I'm so out of touch with new technology that I'm literally watching this on my LG Harmony 3 phone (which I loathe btw) and just now learned LG no longer makes phones. Time to upgrade! 🤦‍♀️

[TheVapinTech]

I'm super sad about LG. I loved my LG V60, G7, G6, G5, G4, G2, G1. I want someone to do a Kickstarter or something to bring it back for another company to make more innovative phones. I just hope that's not Samsung

[sarfrazqasim]

Iyaz and Bridget are my favorite on cnet. Lots of best wishes, love and happy new year to both of them and entire cnet team for creating amazing content

[veepee]

"that's if... we make it through another year" is the quote that won't die in 2022

[nileshtkd]

Whoever made those names for the time stamps needs a raise lmao

[brandoncordy]

My college sent out a custom Google Cardboard pieces to tour the school back in 2016. Was really exciting for me.

[GrahamQuigley]

Happy New Year everyone! Thanks for all the fun videos Bridget! Love the off the cuff delivery!

[ravink]

Yahoo answers was so useful when it came to tech and games 😭

[mot]

Love Bridget she's my favorite CNET creator ❤️

[TheGweedMan]

Well it’s 2023 now and I’m still very happy with my original Apple AirPods, all 6 of them. I love your energy, your smile, and those beautiful blue eyes! Keep up the great work!

[ADAMATC]

I'll watch anything with Bridget in it

[ItsAkile]

Cool video Bridget! and R.I.P the all knowledgeable Yahoo answers Lol, all those rollable phones disappeared. I'm expecting to see atleast one this year.

[ninjanerdstudent]

I only use Cortana’s voice to read books and articles on my computer only because it sounds more natural than other voices.

[juanbluestack]

Havent watched a CNET video in a while, i really like the host and this video format!

[PineCellar]

I did the exact phone transition (enV for the 3GS) and I still miss that tactile full keyboard and that snap. RIP LG phones.

[DoubleO-]

The Matrix Resurrections taught me that tech never really dies… it inevitably gets repackaged and forced upon us against our will😎👍

[ajinkyabhede]

Man I miss LG. I used to have an LG slider phone back in the days, and I loved that thing.