The world's last VCR will be manufactured this month

Japan's Funai Electric, which claims to be the world's last VCR manufacturer, says it will cease production of the machines this month.

The company began manufacturing video-cassette recorders in 1983, and was selling 15 million units a year at its peak.

Last year, the company sold 750,000 units.

VCRs for home use were introduced in the 1960s.

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