Next big things that never lived up to the hype, failed, or disappeared without a trace... What do you remember??
- Thread starter Mad Doug Biker
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- The TerrorVortex
Kodak disc cameras - the negative was 10mm by 18mm ie tiny. Picture quality was awful. By this stage, Kodak had already built a digital camera but decided not to develop it.
Mad Doug Biker
Mediocrity Manifest.
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- Craggy Island
Mad Doug Biker
Mediocrity Manifest.
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- Craggy Island
I also am sure that Coffee - Bags were a thing at one point too.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
I do not think all those things flopped. It is just that technology advanced, newer inventions came along.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
Did it flop though? Sold in the millions for decades before being superceded.
Mad Doug Biker
Mediocrity Manifest.
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- Craggy Island
'Flopped' might not be the best word, but yeah, some were just superseded or a victim of bad timing/bad marketing/bad decision making, etc etc.
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Mad Doug Biker
Mediocrity Manifest.
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- Craggy Island
Updated the thread title now. Happy? 🤔😆
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
They still are - very handy for bike packing !
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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- Scotland
Yep. (that wee milk carton was a tetrahedron)
I was about to say that they have a facility near me, in East Kilbride, but it appears they moved away 25 years ago!
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
Film cameras
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
It's your fault the thread title now takes 10 minutes to read ! (slight exaggeration)
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
Rim brakes
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Ghetto blasters
