Here are some of the most-upvoted answers:

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“3D televisions.”

“Any of the internet glasses.

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All were flops.”

Streaming killed a lot of it just when it was getting really impressive."

Over and over again it appears then vanishes because its always been a bit shit."

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“Minidiscs in the late ’90s/early 2000s.”

“Those stupid NFT pictures that were great for money laundering.

A jpeg that was worth 20K for some reasonis now $5.”

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“Virtual reality every time it’s been promoted over the last 30 years.”

“Google Reader was amazing and I still think about it like once a week.

I really enjoyed that platform.”

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“I feel like 3D printing was advertised as AI-level transformation about 12 years ago.

I remember guys at my work investing in stocks.

“Are curved televisions still a thing?”

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“Airship moorings at the Empire State Building.”

“Hydrogen cars.”

“Mars tourism.”

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“The Mummywith Tom Cruisewas supposed to bethe next DC Universe to rival Marvel.”

“Video game motion controllers.”

And that makes me sad.”

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18.“Hoverboards.”

“Not really a product but where did the murder hornets go?”

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Two modular smartphones with interchangeable parts on a white background

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