Biggest tech device flops of the past 25 years!!!

[SolarMax]

The Zune. Huh?
Apple Newton. (just outside the 25 yr boundary) Too little, too soon,

[Turkeytop]

Streaming Radio

Microwave oven

Cellphone

Smart TV

Self checkout.

[Deleted User 15342]

Streaming Radio

Microwave oven

Cellphone

Smart TV

Self checkout.

[SolarMax]

Google Glass.

Digital Paper.

Segway.

[Deleted User 15342]

I don’t know if this counts but what about the short lived MP3 players and even though they sold millions the Apple iPod. I had them and used them not much, I think the old lady trash ours back in 2010. We’ve went to digital streaming after that.

[Turkeytop]

I don’t know if this counts but what about the short lived MP3 players and even though they sold millions the Apple iPod. I had them and used them not much I think the old lady trash ours back in 2010. We’ve went to digital streaming after that.

I have one of those. I can't even remember why.

[Deleted User 15342]

Here’s another one back in the 90’s there was Guide plus. I think the local tv books from the newspapers had codes for using this thing. Now I know this next one is beyond the 25 years but it was in the mid 80’s it was DAT digital audio tape they had DAT recorders and tapes, it was short lived because the record industry was afraid it would kill music sales because DAT produced a perfect recording.

[bmw]

This one barely makes the 25-year cut, but the Nintendo Virtual Boy



In 1997, there was Clippy - the super annoying Office tool who would pester you when trying to write Word documents.



In 2003, there was FlexPlay - a DISPOSABLE DVD. Instead of renting a DVD, you just buy it, and upon opening it, once exposed to oxygen, the disc literally deteriorates to an unplayable state after a few days.



The most current example on the verge of being a flop is Google Stadia - Google's cloud system for playing video games.

One a side-note, while I agree with the nomination of Sony's MiniDisc, I think it is a shame that these flopped. I invested in the technology in 1999 thinking it was going to be the next big thing, and I ended up using it for a good 5 years. I never purchased any albums this way, but I recorded a ton of music both from radio as well as analog transfer from my (then Napster) mp3 collection. Sound quality was excellent and the discs were much less prone to damage than conventional CD's. I had a home unit, a portable unit, and a car unit; the car unit could record straight from the radio while driving! Minidiscs were a few years too late to the party as portable mp3 players won that battle of the time.

[Turkeytop]

In 1997, there was Clippy - the super annoying Office tool who would pester you when trying to write Word documents.

Hey. I liked that. At least it was company when I was alone in the office.

[Deleted User 15342]

In 1997, there was Clippy - the super annoying Office tool who would pester you when trying to write Word documents.

Hey. I liked that. At least it was company when I was alone in the office.

Okay

[Deleted User 15342]

The CD single what a waste they were priced at around $5 when you could get the entire album on disc on sale for around $10.

[Deleted User 15342]

In 1997, there was Clippy - the super annoying Office tool who would pester you when trying to write Word documents.

Hey. I liked that. At least it was company when I was alone in the office.

Okay

Turkeytop just how much company was Clippy?

[km1125]

Here’s another one back in the 90’s there was Guide plus. I think the local tv books from the newspapers had codes for using this thing. Now I know this next one is beyond the 25 years but it was in the mid 80’s it was DAT digital audio tape they had DAT recorders and tapes, it was short lived because the record industry was afraid it would kill music sales because DAT produced a perfect recording.

I still have one and the box it came in. Some VCRs had the function built-in but they weren't much better than the stand-alone device. After programming the device, you had to make sure to set it down so that the IR beam had a clear path to the VCR. We might have used it a couple times, but after that it went into a drawer.