Things that were meant to be the next big thing, but then never lived up to the hype, failed, or disappeared without a trace... What do you remember??

[Oldhippy]

Tomorrow's World promoted all manner of things when I was a kid. Still waiting for my personal jet pack.

 

[TheDoctor]

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.

 

[lenfield]

Milk in pyramid shaped cartoons.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Milk in pyramid shaped cartoons.

The Tetra - Pak, wasn't it?

Pyramid shaped tea - bags too.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I also am sure that Coffee - Bags were a thing at one point too.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Segways for a start, but there will be many, many other things, like Advantex cameras, iPods, Blackberries, etc.

What do you remember?

I do not think all those things flopped. It is just that technology advanced, newer inventions came along.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Milk in pyramid shaped cartoons.

Did it flop though? Sold in the millions for decades before being superceded.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I do not think all those things flopped. It is just that technology advanced, newer inventions came along.

'Flopped' might not be the best word, but yeah, some were just superseded or a victim of bad timing/bad marketing/bad decision making, etc etc.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I do not think all those things flopped. It is just that technology advanced, newer inventions came along.

Updated the thread title now. Happy? 🤔😆

 

[fossyant]

I also am sure that Coffee - Bags were a thing at one point too.

They still are - very handy for bike packing !

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The Tetra - Pak, wasn't it?

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]

Film cameras

 

[fossyant]

I do not think all those things flopped. It is just that technology advanced, newer inventions came along.

It's your fault the thread title now takes 10 minutes to read ! (slight exaggeration)

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Rim brakes

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Ghetto blasters