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Sony Google TV Remote
What Were They Thinking 5/14/20 What Were They Thinking 5/14/20

Sony Google TV Remote

The Google TV devices were not user-friendly This hideous Sony remote had 88 separate button.

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Barnes & Noble Nook
Failure to innovate 5/14/20 Failure to innovate 5/14/20

Barnes & Noble Nook

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

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LaserDisc
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

LaserDisc

This futuristic media format offered much better video quality than the VCR

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Apple Newton
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

Apple Newton

The Newton was an innovative idea with immature technology - an incomplete product launched far too early.

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Olivetti Envision
Digital Disasters 5/14/20 Digital Disasters 5/14/20

Olivetti Envision

The computer was unusually stylish. To appeal to people not used to computers

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AYDS diet candy
Bad Taste 5/14/20 Bad Taste 5/14/20

AYDS diet candy

“Why take diet pills when you can enjoy Ayds?”

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3D TV
The Future Is Not Now 5/14/20 The Future Is Not Now 5/14/20

3D TV

This failure in technology wasn’t for a lack of trying

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Toshiba HD DVD
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

Toshiba HD DVD

Toshiba failed to get enough support from the major film studios and retailers and lost almost 1 billion dollars.

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Sony Betamax
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

Sony Betamax

This classic story demonstrates that technical excellence and being first to market is not enough.

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Motorola - Iridium
The Future Is Not Now 5/14/20 The Future Is Not Now 5/14/20

Motorola - Iridium

A total of 66 satellites were required at a cost of $5 billion.

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Sony Minidisc
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

Sony Minidisc

This digital audio format worked just like a CD - only it was smaller and more convenient.

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Trump University
Trump 5/13/20 Trump 5/13/20

Trump University

Degrees in real estate, asset management, entrepreneurship, and wealth creation...

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Thirsty Dog! & Thirsty Cat!
Bad Taste 5/13/20 Bad Taste 5/13/20

Thirsty Dog! & Thirsty Cat!

Like many of the products at the Museum of Failure, this one was a bad idea from the very beginning

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Pets.com
So Close And Yet 5/13/20 So Close And Yet 5/13/20

Pets.com

An expensive Super Bowl ad, centered around a lovable sock puppet.

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Microsoft Bob
Digital Disasters 5/13/20 Digital Disasters 5/13/20

Microsoft Bob

Everyone hated poor Bob.

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Google Wave
Failure to innovate 5/13/20 Failure to innovate 5/13/20

Google Wave

Google tried to create the ultimate communication tool.

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UroClub: urinal + golf club
What Were They Thinking 5/13/20 What Were They Thinking 5/13/20

UroClub: urinal + golf club

The UroClub looks like an ordinary golf club, but it is a cleverly disguised urinal.

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Oakley Thump
Failure to innovate 5/13/20 Failure to innovate 5/13/20

Oakley Thump

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

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Polaroid - Polavision
What Were They Thinking 5/13/20 What Were They Thinking 5/13/20

Polaroid - Polavision

The Polavision instant video camera system was a huge disaster.

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RCA SelectaVision
So Close And Yet 5/13/20 So Close And Yet 5/13/20

RCA SelectaVision

Imagine a vinyl record that you could also watch.

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