And we all remember Google Glass don't we? I liked the Zune and always wanted one. Oddly not an apple fan but the Newton is also one of those things I always wanted when they first came out, but just never got my hands on one.
Technology doesn't always work out..... Here's some fails
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There's already emulators for the Newton OS.
So if you want to get the experience w/o wasting $$$ on the hardware, you have a free option.
I'd add Beale Aerospace to that list as a tech venture that lost a lot of money. Andrew Beale wanted to do what Musk and Shotwell eventually did accomplish with SpaceX, but after investing a tremendous amount of money , and almost being ready Andrew Beale pulled the plug. No Beale rocket ever flew, but some of the tech was sold and SpaceX ultimately bought the location with the test stand.
Some other space startups that burned through a massive amount of money would include Rotary Rocket, Kelly Aerospace, and Kistler.
Some other space startups that burned through a massive amount of money would include Rotary Rocket, Kelly Aerospace, and Kistler.
What about those people that keep advertising orbital balloon hotels and stuff? There's a lot of scammy stuff that is also promoted that just seems way too good to be true
yeah Bigelow lost on that. Bigelow was planning on human rated vehicles being rated years before they really were, so he basically had no way to get to a station if he built one. He built two inflatable satellites and that one module on the ISS that's still there. They use it like a storage locker/or stuff they aren't quite ready to throw away yet.
The tech exists, but making it safe and reliable is the issue. If your car fails, you don't fall out of the sky.
That's true. So many iffy prototypes are promoted year after year but nothing that's actually practical and reliable, and the cynic in me thinks that's by design
Well, of course tech doesn't always work out. If it did, we'd probably have been flying even since before the agricultural revolution (just think of all the advantages it would bring to hunting). I'm sure some cavemen must have made attempts at that.
Joking aside, tech fails (for reasons other than the tech itself) are nothing new. In my youth, they introduced the Betamax video recording system, and most people agree that technically, it was a lot better than VHS. VHS still won.
Joking aside, tech fails (for reasons other than the tech itself) are nothing new. In my youth, they introduced the Betamax video recording system, and most people agree that technically, it was a lot better than VHS. VHS still won.
Atari and Intellivision seemed similar in the home video game market, though technically neither was successful long term.
Yeah, better tech doesn't necessarily always win, and there are plenty of examples of this throughout history. You can often see other tech win out due to better marketing. And some tech feels ahead of its time yet fails to capture enough public interest for whatever reason, such as its execution.
Or it just resembles tech that feels "old". I think that the old LP-sized laser disks suffered from that fate. That's why they weren't able to supplant VHS, but the CD-sized DVD's did.
Sometimes I think it's also a matter of society being ready for certain tech. Sometimes in the end, while some tech may look and sound good, they're sometimes not practical, often because the technology isn't quite there yet.
Had laserdisks been slightly smaller they might have stood a chance. I definitely think the size of them was a deal breaker for a lot of people.
That and having to turn them over after an hour. And change disks if the movie was over 2 hours long.
Also, flying falls in the domain of the FAA and the equivalent governmental bodies.
Getting certified for a Pilots license is A LOT harder than getting a driver's license.
The market for Small Flying Cars is MUCH smaller given that you would need both a Drivers License & Pilots license.
Ain't that the truth.
Video Game Console history is filled with those stories & lessons.
The market winner's aren't always the most powerful consoles, in many cases, it's far from that.
Those with the largest software libraries with the most quality software titles in it usually wins.
Hardware doesn't drive sales, it's software library volume & quality that drives sales.
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