Google Glass, 3D movies, curved TVs and the like are all prominent residents of the overhyped tech graveyard, but they're not alone. In fact, there's enough goofy junk being fueled by the hubris of man to take up every square inch of this metaphorical cemetery.
Redditor u/swedishplayer97 wanted to know which of the "next big things" ended up vanishing, and the reality is that many flops don't entirely vanish, but they limped along forever in a diminished state.
Regardless, they remain enormous disappointments.
What was advertised as the next big thing but then just vanished?
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Quibi was such a terrible idea, and everybody saw it from a mile away
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The original Microsoft Surface was basically just a fancy table
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The metaverse is a farce propped up by the ultra rich who read too much Neal Stephenson as kids
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NFTs continue to be enjoyed primarily by gamblers and scammers โ not normies
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Olestra was a fat substitute that ended up having an unfortunate side effect
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Turns out, an underpowered Android box was not the best way to play video games
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3D printing is an interesting niche, but it was once heralded as a production revolution
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The Hyperloop was always a ridiculous 'solution' to our travel problems
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LLMs will never deliver on the buck wild promises being made
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Want to laugh at even more failed products, check out this similar list from 2021.
Via u/swedishplayer97.
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