11 tech gadgets that were the next big thing — before failing miserably - CNBC [Archive]

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28-08-2016, 17:51

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNFDABrjjuICRB9CxNo5BnNwoaHPsQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=miTDV_iTFsyp1Qb9rZ6wDA&url=http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/28/11-epic-product-failures-of-consumer-technology-giants.html"><img src="//t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT07iO9qKhctMbz5qpassUyDssyg84qY iCFRzkJiLngICjFVdG4iwc4oAhxRwcNKpnAFwrI6fZl" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80"> CNBC</a></td><td valign="top" class="j"> <div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNFDABrjjuICRB9CxNo5BnNwoaHPsQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=miTDV_iTFsyp1Qb9rZ6wDA&url=http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/28/11-epic-product-failures-of-consumer-technology-giants.html">11 tech gadgets that were the next big thing — before failing miserably</a> CNBC Getting consumers to embrace a new technology isn't easy. It's few and far between for gadgets that get a permanent place in our everyday existence. You can't fault the tech industry's major players for trying; it's just that many A's for "effort in ... <a class="p" href="http://news.google.ie/news/more?ncl=dCHX_GCEoVfWDMM&authuser=0&ned=en_ie"></a></div></td></tr></table>

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