Consumer robotics is a difficult business because the products are expected to work perfectly and cost almost nothing.

Bang the drum, work that cymbal, but you can only do one thing at a time.

This rechargeable foot file buffs away hard skin in minutes, leaving you with beautifully soft feet. Consumers love the device. The problem was that it isn’t profitable.

Minitel can best be described as a French version of the internet before the internet existed.

When Kodak invented the digital camera back in 1975 they didn’t know that it would ultimately lead to their bankruptcy.

Video 2000 took too long to develop, suffered from high production costs

Barnes & Noble did not understand that when it comes to keeping the customer happy...

Google tried to create the ultimate communication tool.

Oakley claimed to have created a new product category they called ‘digital music eyewear.’

This extremely short-lived mobile phone was an attempt to make a cool phone for teenagers and other social media addicts.

Researchers in the early German polymer labs occasionally left a Bunsen burner lit over the weekend.

Although Facit’s management new big changes were happening, they did not invest in development and innovation.

Microsoft and Apple have been battling it out in the tech space for decades. But Apple changed the tune with its introduction of the iPod and soon it dominated the music player industry.

Blockbuster was a chain of home movie and video game rental shops. In 2004, it was an enormous company with over 9,000 stores.