The Google TV devices were not user-friendly and many tech reviewers wrote that this was best illustrated by the hideous Sony remote. It had 88 separate buttons and controls.

Great idea! For $9.95 per month, subscribers could watch a movie per day at their local cinema. The MoviePass business model was too good to be true.

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.

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