new is not always better and these
products are proof of that obviously
people are having a hard time adapting
to it and accepting it welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten biggest
tech flops the pitman platform is being
positioned by Apple as a new media
appliance for access to a vast array of
interactive content for this list we’re
looking at gadgets and gizmos that
failed to garner consumer attention or
demand and as a result became a
commodity fail for the brands that
designs them leah is a new game console
for the television that’s built on
Android open source technology it’s an
inexpensive game console for gamers
we’re also including software and
services as part of this list provided
that they fall within the Tex fear
number 10 juju I mean it looks cool as
they’d suffered massive negative press
after a fallout with initial co
developer Michael Arrington fusion
garage and their juju tablet were brand
blunders long before entering the
touchscreen tournament when finally
released after several delays the juju
was universally panned for its criminal
lag 5 hour battery life and uncreate ‘iv
interface further criticized was its
failure in portability with the final
dimensions specs being nearly three
quarters of an inch thick and 12 and a
half inches wide and weighing nearly two
and a half pounds
if elongated form isn’t great for
portability either and as far as tablets
go the juju is pretty big as a result
the Juju’s failure ultimately gave
fusion garage their own short battery
life when the company filed for
bankruptcy over a year and a half later
the capacitive touch screen is decent
but it’s not it’s not the greatest
number 9 the Sinclair c5 the Sinclair c5
399 pounds marketed as a one-person
quote electrically assisted pedal cycle
this now retro looking tricycle takes
the shape of a pod straight out of an
80s films vision for the future a safe
reliable pollution-free electric vehicle
which can be driven on the road by
anyone designed with portability and
space friendliness in mind the Sinclair
c5 was advertised as an alternative to
cars and bikes that needs no license no
road tax and you can drive whether
you’re 14 or 40 however in the end the
c5 was impractical for consumers due to
its low speed range shoddy weather
endurance and awkward control scheme
this led to poor reviews and even poorer
sales and finally a cease in production
less than seven months after its launch
it then notoriously became known as
quote one of the great marketing bombs
of post-war British industry ouch the
wet weather there are side panels in a
range of colors and a designer styled
weather cheater to keep you warm and dry
number 8 the palm folio this is the
beginning of a product family for us we
can see it going in many
directions designed to be what would
have been the markets first netbook
device palms simple slick and ultra
convenient laptop was a complete failure
at launch announced in 2007 this
linux-based sub notebook was built to
serve as a companion for Palm Treo users
featuring the same email organizer and
web browsing software the phones were
noted for we want to do is bring that
large screen and full keyboard to the
data that’s on your smart phone a little
over three months after its announcement
the folio ceased further development
following a multitude of negative
reviews from critics and a drastic
decline in the company’s revenue in the
face of the smartphone wars when we
started this company in 1992 it was
based on a very simple vision that the
future of personal computing would be
mobile meanwhile in 2009 the trio was
replaced by the Palm Pre which despite
initial promising sales eventually led
to poms acquisition by HP in the future
you know people can have these very
powerful portable computers in their
pocket number seven
Betamax what is that this is the Sony
Betamax long before the DVD slayed laser
disc and blu-ray crushed HD DVD there
was the first home video format war
Betamax vs. VHS you just select the
channel you want and with Trinitron you
get the best picture possible introduced
in the US six months after its release
in Japan Betamax involved a six inch
wide video cassette that was much
smaller and lighter than its VHS
counterpart initially it drew attention
with the consoles home recording
capabilities with a Sony Betamax and the
portable Sony video tape camera you can
do just that
you can record what you want when you
want and watch what you want when you
want still despite Betamax is superior
image quality and smoother console
engineering it was ultimately VHS that
was crowned as the victor by consumers
mainly for its superior playing speeds
and longer running times it’s the best
family entertainment on television
one more shot mom come on smile number
six the fire phone with you no the flick
of your wrist you can get an additional
menu following the astonishing success
of their Kindle Fire eBook readers and
Fire tablets Amazon looked to further
expand their Android based fire OS
family by setting its eyes on the cell
phone market announced as an AT&T
exclusive in mid 2014 Amazon’s take on
the smartphone came with several neat
innovations including the dynamic
perspective feature for apps and games
and Firefly a text sound image and
object recognition tool it’s almost like
the world is a hyperlink nevertheless
the fire phone was met with
underwhelming reception and sales oh
yeah
mom’s on fire phone it comes with Amazon
Prime times it will stop for no extra
charge really thus it was quickly
dropped by retailers and even pulled off
of Amazon’s own store the following year
not so hot for a device with fire in its
name fire phone the first smartphone
designed by Amazon number five Apple
Maps don’t tell me this is Zune bed I’m
sorry Gavin at Apple Maps bad released
in September 2012 Apple’s take on
mapping services was immediately made
the default navigation system for all
their existing devices obviously Apple
with its cult-like following to see
something like this happen was very
strange shortly thereafter users
complained about what was already
perceived as a Google Maps knockoff the
biggest criticisms being slow speeds
inaccurate traffic data and oh yeah
just incorrect directions I do have the
option of taking a quick trolley ride to
get partway there Google Maps is able to
give me transit directions while Apple
maps directs me to use Google Maps as
seemingly trivial as these errors may
seem they eventually reached the point
that numerous governments began to warn
users of their potentially fatal
inaccuracies we’re gonna fix it we’re
gonna fix it we’re gonna fix it exactly
one major case sauce several users
stranded in a high temperature
Australian Park 40 miles from their
intended destination while Ireland’s
Ministry of Defense had to warn
consumers that are non-existent
port was showing near Dublin in the
service so huge fail I still prefer
Google Maps to Apple it’s not freely it
provides more glanceable information and
when you’re reporting a missing location
Google Maps does not refer to it as a
problem number four blockbuster total
access hey I don’t have to wait created
in response to the then rising media
empire that is Netflix blockbuster total
access was built with convenience in
mind what if you’re thinking let’s watch
another movie right away with Netflix
you mail them back and waiting Carbon
copying Netflix is dvd-by-mail strategy
total access also permitted subscribers
to return their rentals to a
brick-and-mortar location in exchange
for new titles in or out of their queue
say hello to Blockbuster they deliver
moving right to your mailbox to however
despite surpassing its subscriber quota
the program quickly failed because most
independently owned blockbuster
franchises declined to honor the service
you’re just a mouse-click away from a
better way to rent movies one major
franchise even took the company to court
alleging that total access breached
contract terms throw in a patent
infringement lawsuit from Netflix and
you’ve got quite the product fail drama
worthy of a film adaptation Netflix was
basically you know get what you want
when you want it and and knew that they
would move away from the DVD business to
a download video business number three
Philips CDI you probably feel pretty
done maybe even fake if I could already
experience the ultimate in game
movies music and more most of us
remember Apple’s video game console fail
the Pippin alright and a Pippin CD will
run on a Mac or run under windows that’s
right will certainly run on a Mac and
who can forget Nintendo’s dreadful
attempt to pass off the Virtual Boy as a
quote unquote portable console Virtual
Boy see it now in 3d however the biggest
out-of-character product fail is none
other than philips with their compact
disc interactive insert disc and clothes
has anyone even heard of this pan for
its graphics gain titles and controls at
the time it’s been consistently ranked
as one of the worst gaming systems ever
to be put on the market this is VBI
compact disc interactive intended to
compete with 4th gen giants like Sega
Genesis and Super Nintendo the CBI was
ultimately a commercial failure that
caused Philips to lose over a billion US
dollars I get it this is cool all right
so Troy Sherman number 2 Zune so you can
actually share your files with other
sooners sooners is that a word I’m not
really sure even the world’s largest
computer company isn’t safe from the
occasional LG but with its track record
of flops that includes the spot watch
and the Kin Kin a Windows Phone born to
manage your social life living only on
Verizon but who can forget the Zune
despite impressive reviews from critics
and users xun’s entrance into commerce
came at a time when its primary
competitor guess which one had already
established a borderline monopolized
foothold in the market it’s so it’s so
thin it’s so sleek it’s so lightweight
and it’s perfect for are you on the
goats this coupled with inferior
marketing strategies mediocre software
support and a lack of innovation sense
to Zune straight to flops Ville with the
devices pulled from production in 2012
and the remaining services retired in
2015
hey Bill would you help me program my
Zune oh wait I have an iPod like the
rest of the world why you before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable or in this case dishonorable
mentions share your family photos
access your digital music collection
watch user-generated videos or internet
TV in either standard or full-screen
mode it lets you quickly do things
you’re used to doing on your phone but
in a more convenient less obtrusive way
number one Google glass tap the touchpad
to wake up glass so far we’ve covered
tablets laptops and gaming consoles but
who would have ever thought that I where
could find its way onto this list and
from Google no less
whatever happened to Google glass it’s
still out there but you know what
sales of glass stop at the end of this
month those certainly an innovative and
dandy device the Google glass prototype
was ultimately a failure for it’s not so
wallet-friendly price tag lack of
special features and the legislative
actions it sparked due to privacy and
safety concerns
hey man you almost here I have no idea
dude what happened to your face I ran
into a couple walls
moreover the product failed to impress
most users with many calling the device
more of an intricate eyesore than a
convenience the display should be above
your line of sight yep just like that
Google announced they’d cease production
of the prototype in early 2015 and
though the company plans on continuing
to develop it as of early 2016
Google glass is one of the fastest
product flops ever to be released tech
or otherwise I think that the sort of
effect that that would have on how we
interact socially would be quite
profound and actually quite strange do
you agree with our list which tech flop
do you think bombed the worst so dreams
for more flashy top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com trust me babe I know about
this baby I stopped
you
products are proof of that obviously
people are having a hard time adapting
to it and accepting it welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten biggest
tech flops the pitman platform is being
positioned by Apple as a new media
appliance for access to a vast array of
interactive content for this list we’re
looking at gadgets and gizmos that
failed to garner consumer attention or
demand and as a result became a
commodity fail for the brands that
designs them leah is a new game console
for the television that’s built on
Android open source technology it’s an
inexpensive game console for gamers
we’re also including software and
services as part of this list provided
that they fall within the Tex fear
number 10 juju I mean it looks cool as
they’d suffered massive negative press
after a fallout with initial co
developer Michael Arrington fusion
garage and their juju tablet were brand
blunders long before entering the
touchscreen tournament when finally
released after several delays the juju
was universally panned for its criminal
lag 5 hour battery life and uncreate ‘iv
interface further criticized was its
failure in portability with the final
dimensions specs being nearly three
quarters of an inch thick and 12 and a
half inches wide and weighing nearly two
and a half pounds
if elongated form isn’t great for
portability either and as far as tablets
go the juju is pretty big as a result
the Juju’s failure ultimately gave
fusion garage their own short battery
life when the company filed for
bankruptcy over a year and a half later
the capacitive touch screen is decent
but it’s not it’s not the greatest
number 9 the Sinclair c5 the Sinclair c5
399 pounds marketed as a one-person
quote electrically assisted pedal cycle
this now retro looking tricycle takes
the shape of a pod straight out of an
80s films vision for the future a safe
reliable pollution-free electric vehicle
which can be driven on the road by
anyone designed with portability and
space friendliness in mind the Sinclair
c5 was advertised as an alternative to
cars and bikes that needs no license no
road tax and you can drive whether
you’re 14 or 40 however in the end the
c5 was impractical for consumers due to
its low speed range shoddy weather
endurance and awkward control scheme
this led to poor reviews and even poorer
sales and finally a cease in production
less than seven months after its launch
it then notoriously became known as
quote one of the great marketing bombs
of post-war British industry ouch the
wet weather there are side panels in a
range of colors and a designer styled
weather cheater to keep you warm and dry
number 8 the palm folio this is the
beginning of a product family for us we
can see it going in many
directions designed to be what would
have been the markets first netbook
device palms simple slick and ultra
convenient laptop was a complete failure
at launch announced in 2007 this
linux-based sub notebook was built to
serve as a companion for Palm Treo users
featuring the same email organizer and
web browsing software the phones were
noted for we want to do is bring that
large screen and full keyboard to the
data that’s on your smart phone a little
over three months after its announcement
the folio ceased further development
following a multitude of negative
reviews from critics and a drastic
decline in the company’s revenue in the
face of the smartphone wars when we
started this company in 1992 it was
based on a very simple vision that the
future of personal computing would be
mobile meanwhile in 2009 the trio was
replaced by the Palm Pre which despite
initial promising sales eventually led
to poms acquisition by HP in the future
you know people can have these very
powerful portable computers in their
pocket number seven
Betamax what is that this is the Sony
Betamax long before the DVD slayed laser
disc and blu-ray crushed HD DVD there
was the first home video format war
Betamax vs. VHS you just select the
channel you want and with Trinitron you
get the best picture possible introduced
in the US six months after its release
in Japan Betamax involved a six inch
wide video cassette that was much
smaller and lighter than its VHS
counterpart initially it drew attention
with the consoles home recording
capabilities with a Sony Betamax and the
portable Sony video tape camera you can
do just that
you can record what you want when you
want and watch what you want when you
want still despite Betamax is superior
image quality and smoother console
engineering it was ultimately VHS that
was crowned as the victor by consumers
mainly for its superior playing speeds
and longer running times it’s the best
family entertainment on television
one more shot mom come on smile number
six the fire phone with you no the flick
of your wrist you can get an additional
menu following the astonishing success
of their Kindle Fire eBook readers and
Fire tablets Amazon looked to further
expand their Android based fire OS
family by setting its eyes on the cell
phone market announced as an AT&T
exclusive in mid 2014 Amazon’s take on
the smartphone came with several neat
innovations including the dynamic
perspective feature for apps and games
and Firefly a text sound image and
object recognition tool it’s almost like
the world is a hyperlink nevertheless
the fire phone was met with
underwhelming reception and sales oh
yeah
mom’s on fire phone it comes with Amazon
Prime times it will stop for no extra
charge really thus it was quickly
dropped by retailers and even pulled off
of Amazon’s own store the following year
not so hot for a device with fire in its
name fire phone the first smartphone
designed by Amazon number five Apple
Maps don’t tell me this is Zune bed I’m
sorry Gavin at Apple Maps bad released
in September 2012 Apple’s take on
mapping services was immediately made
the default navigation system for all
their existing devices obviously Apple
with its cult-like following to see
something like this happen was very
strange shortly thereafter users
complained about what was already
perceived as a Google Maps knockoff the
biggest criticisms being slow speeds
inaccurate traffic data and oh yeah
just incorrect directions I do have the
option of taking a quick trolley ride to
get partway there Google Maps is able to
give me transit directions while Apple
maps directs me to use Google Maps as
seemingly trivial as these errors may
seem they eventually reached the point
that numerous governments began to warn
users of their potentially fatal
inaccuracies we’re gonna fix it we’re
gonna fix it we’re gonna fix it exactly
one major case sauce several users
stranded in a high temperature
Australian Park 40 miles from their
intended destination while Ireland’s
Ministry of Defense had to warn
consumers that are non-existent
port was showing near Dublin in the
service so huge fail I still prefer
Google Maps to Apple it’s not freely it
provides more glanceable information and
when you’re reporting a missing location
Google Maps does not refer to it as a
problem number four blockbuster total
access hey I don’t have to wait created
in response to the then rising media
empire that is Netflix blockbuster total
access was built with convenience in
mind what if you’re thinking let’s watch
another movie right away with Netflix
you mail them back and waiting Carbon
copying Netflix is dvd-by-mail strategy
total access also permitted subscribers
to return their rentals to a
brick-and-mortar location in exchange
for new titles in or out of their queue
say hello to Blockbuster they deliver
moving right to your mailbox to however
despite surpassing its subscriber quota
the program quickly failed because most
independently owned blockbuster
franchises declined to honor the service
you’re just a mouse-click away from a
better way to rent movies one major
franchise even took the company to court
alleging that total access breached
contract terms throw in a patent
infringement lawsuit from Netflix and
you’ve got quite the product fail drama
worthy of a film adaptation Netflix was
basically you know get what you want
when you want it and and knew that they
would move away from the DVD business to
a download video business number three
Philips CDI you probably feel pretty
done maybe even fake if I could already
experience the ultimate in game
movies music and more most of us
remember Apple’s video game console fail
the Pippin alright and a Pippin CD will
run on a Mac or run under windows that’s
right will certainly run on a Mac and
who can forget Nintendo’s dreadful
attempt to pass off the Virtual Boy as a
quote unquote portable console Virtual
Boy see it now in 3d however the biggest
out-of-character product fail is none
other than philips with their compact
disc interactive insert disc and clothes
has anyone even heard of this pan for
its graphics gain titles and controls at
the time it’s been consistently ranked
as one of the worst gaming systems ever
to be put on the market this is VBI
compact disc interactive intended to
compete with 4th gen giants like Sega
Genesis and Super Nintendo the CBI was
ultimately a commercial failure that
caused Philips to lose over a billion US
dollars I get it this is cool all right
so Troy Sherman number 2 Zune so you can
actually share your files with other
sooners sooners is that a word I’m not
really sure even the world’s largest
computer company isn’t safe from the
occasional LG but with its track record
of flops that includes the spot watch
and the Kin Kin a Windows Phone born to
manage your social life living only on
Verizon but who can forget the Zune
despite impressive reviews from critics
and users xun’s entrance into commerce
came at a time when its primary
competitor guess which one had already
established a borderline monopolized
foothold in the market it’s so it’s so
thin it’s so sleek it’s so lightweight
and it’s perfect for are you on the
goats this coupled with inferior
marketing strategies mediocre software
support and a lack of innovation sense
to Zune straight to flops Ville with the
devices pulled from production in 2012
and the remaining services retired in
2015
hey Bill would you help me program my
Zune oh wait I have an iPod like the
rest of the world why you before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable or in this case dishonorable
mentions share your family photos
access your digital music collection
watch user-generated videos or internet
TV in either standard or full-screen
mode it lets you quickly do things
you’re used to doing on your phone but
in a more convenient less obtrusive way
number one Google glass tap the touchpad
to wake up glass so far we’ve covered
tablets laptops and gaming consoles but
who would have ever thought that I where
could find its way onto this list and
from Google no less
whatever happened to Google glass it’s
still out there but you know what
sales of glass stop at the end of this
month those certainly an innovative and
dandy device the Google glass prototype
was ultimately a failure for it’s not so
wallet-friendly price tag lack of
special features and the legislative
actions it sparked due to privacy and
safety concerns
hey man you almost here I have no idea
dude what happened to your face I ran
into a couple walls
moreover the product failed to impress
most users with many calling the device
more of an intricate eyesore than a
convenience the display should be above
your line of sight yep just like that
Google announced they’d cease production
of the prototype in early 2015 and
though the company plans on continuing
to develop it as of early 2016
Google glass is one of the fastest
product flops ever to be released tech
or otherwise I think that the sort of
effect that that would have on how we
interact socially would be quite
profound and actually quite strange do
you agree with our list which tech flop
do you think bombed the worst so dreams
for more flashy top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com trust me babe I know about
this baby I stopped
you
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