These days, we just have to settle for "Jerry Springer" reruns and ShamWow infomercials.

"Be kind, rewind" isn't the only tape-related artifact that'll be lost on future video-watchers. From the sound of a VHS (or beta) tape loading into a deck to the high-pitched hum of a video shuttling forward or back, the VCR is loaded with aural memories that are all on their way to extinction.

One of those sounds, of course, is -- and I don't think any of us will miss hearing that.