RIP BlackBerry OS (and the classic BlackBerry phone)
As of January 2022, support for the BlackBerry OS, and thus by default the classic BlackBerry phone, has been discontinued.
Tag: RIP
RIP VCRs: The final VCR maker is ending production
News has come that after 40+ years, the VCR has hit the end of the road. Electronics maker Funai has until now […]
RIP Columbia House
Once upon a time, Columbia House was a mail-order subscription music service. Columbia House ran ads in Sunday newspaper supplements like “Parade,” […]
RIP Leonard Nimoy
It was reported earlier today that actor Leonard Nimoy’s passed away at the age of 83. Nimoy, of course, was most famous […]
RIP Gary Owens
News has been reported that voice artist Gary Owens has passed away at the age of 80. Owens was the voice artist […]
RIP Tom Magliozzi
News came earlier today that Tom Magliozzi, one-half of the “Click and Clack” brother hosts of NPR’s auto repair show “Car Talk,” […]
RIP Saturday morning cartoons, and the reasons why they’re dead
(An updated version of this post is available here.) Lately there’s been a lot of talk about the death of Saturday morning […]
RIP Robin Williams
Today brought sad news of the death of actor/comedian Robin Williams at the age of 63. Williams had a presence in the […]
RIP Casey Kasem
News outlets are reporting that Casey Kasem, who’d been in declining health for some time, has passed away at the age of […]
RIP Hal Sutherland, co-founder of Filmation
Cartoon Brew reported last tonight that Hal Sutherland, co-founder of the Filmation animation studio, has passed away at the age of 85. […]