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

Meet ethanol, a renewable fuel made from fermenting corn. The potential solution to both global warming and the dependence on oil imports was something to celebrate.

In 1912, Titanic was the largest and most luxurious passenger ship ever built.

IBM promised to revolutionize healthcare with their famous AI supercomputer Watson. An AI doctor with all the knowledge from all the worlds medical research.

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

Valkee, the maker of the headset, claimed the technology was able to relieve jet lag, migraines, and combat depression by sending light rays into your brain through your ears.

DivX was a widely hated platform that was hounded to its death by disgruntled consumers who had to buy an expensive DivX player and connect it to their phone line.

Made from environmentally friendly paper, nuSpoon was developed as a green alternative to plastic spoons.

These plastic gloves allow women to remove tampons without getting blood on their hands and to discreetly dispose of them.

Kent cigarettes thought they struck gold in 1952 when they unveiled the  “greatest health protection in cigarette history”, an innovative new filter called Micronite.

These outdoor game darts had metal spikes, not especially sharp but weighted. And very dangerous.

These wifi-connected buttons could order everything from condoms to cat food. Even toilet paper.

The idea was that people on the go would pay for yet another streaming service to watch short 5 -10 minute episodes on their phones.

Apple USB Mouse was commonly called the "Hockey puck” because of its unusual round shape.

This keyboard was much thinner than earlier designs, but the construction was fragile and unreliable.

The innovative AI technology for improved video calling received good reviews, but the innovation failed because of a lack of trust.

This clever AI chatbot was designed to engage and entertain young Americans with playful conversation.

Keurig's at-home soda machine was doomed from the start

Originally released as an alcoholic energy drink, the “Four” in the name refers to the four key ingredients: caffeine, taurine, guarana, and… alcohol. LOTS of it.