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SOUND BURGER
What Were They Thinking 2/12/24 What Were They Thinking 2/12/24

SOUND BURGER

At the height of the Walkman craze in the early 1980s, Audio Technica debuted the AT-727 Sound Burger, a portable turntable.

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MOBILE ESPN
What Were They Thinking 2/12/24 What Were They Thinking 2/12/24

MOBILE ESPN

This Mobile and ESPN combination promised sports fans deliver all sports all the time in the palm of their hand.

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GRASS SKIS
Failure in Motion 2/12/24 Failure in Motion 2/12/24

GRASS SKIS

Grass skiing were originally developed as a new way for alpine skiers to train during summer.

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HONDA PACIFIC COAST 800
Failure in Motion 2/12/24 Failure in Motion 2/12/24

HONDA PACIFIC COAST 800

The futuristic Honda PC800 was a misunderstood motorcycle. Perhaps this was because it was a motorcycle built for non-motorcycle riders.

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SPRUCE GOOSE
Failure in Motion 2/12/24 Failure in Motion 2/12/24

SPRUCE GOOSE

Built out of birch wood, it weighed in at over 400,000 pounds and cost some $22 million dollars. In today’s money that would be over $250,000,000.00 per plane!

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Amopé FOOT FILE
So Close And Yet 2/12/24 So Close And Yet 2/12/24

Amopé FOOT FILE

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.

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Minitel
Digital Disasters 2/12/24 Digital Disasters 2/12/24

Minitel

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

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Kodak DIGITAL CAMERA
So Close And Yet 2/12/24 So Close And Yet 2/12/24

Kodak DIGITAL CAMERA

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

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Amazon DESTINATIONS
Digital Disasters 2 9/29/20 Digital Disasters 2 9/29/20

Amazon DESTINATIONS

Amazon's hotel-booking website lasted six months...

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NIKE MAGNETO
The Future Is Not Now 5/19/20 The Future Is Not Now 5/19/20

NIKE MAGNETO

They required gluing a magnet to your head so the eyewear would clip on to the magnets.

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Logbar RING
Digital Disasters 2 5/14/20 Digital Disasters 2 5/14/20

Logbar RING

The company raised nearly a million dollars on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.

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BOEING 737 MAX
Failure in Motion 5/14/20 Failure in Motion 5/14/20

BOEING 737 MAX

In 2018 and 2019 two crashes killed 346 people.

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VASA WARSHIP
Failure in Motion 5/14/20 Failure in Motion 5/14/20

VASA WARSHIP

The Vasa was dangerously top heavy and unstable, but she was impatiently ordered out to sea.

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PHILIPS VIDEO 2000
So Close And Yet 5/14/20 So Close And Yet 5/14/20

PHILIPS VIDEO 2000

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

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We-Vibe VIBRATOR
Adult 5/14/20 Adult 5/14/20

We-Vibe VIBRATOR

Imagine real sex via Internet...

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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
Digital Disasters, Digital Disasters 2 5/14/20 Digital Disasters, Digital Disasters 2 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 2 5/14/20 Digital Disasters 2 5/14/20

Olivetti Envision

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

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