Money | technology Top 10 Tech Toys That Flopped New technologies that were ballyhooed, but didn't live up to their hype By Sophie Goldstein Posted Jun 26, 2007 6:10 AM CDT Copied Top 10 Tech Toys That Flopped Office Space : Printer Smash Original Version (z4rkenny (YouTube)) CueCat: A cat-shaped device that would scan magazine barcodes and send you to corresponding websites. No one bit. DigiScent's iSmell: Sending scents across the internet turned out to be a stinky idea. DIVX: A special system to play DVDs that destruct after one viewing. Obviously a keeper. E-books: If only it was more portable and durable . . . like a book. Facial Recognition Systems: Would have been brilliant if it had worked. Microsoft Bob: Everyone enjoys a lecture from a smiley faces, right? Network PC: Most people just went ahead and bought a real computer. SoftRAM: Doubled how much memory your computer thought it had while actually adding nothing at all. Speech Recognition: Humans and computers are still not speaking each other's languages. Web TV: Surf the web on your TV? No thanks. Read These Next Tillis, who opposes Trump bill, won't seek reelection. IAEA chief downplays damage to Iran nuclear sites. Musk renews attack on Trump's bill. Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies See 1 photo Report an error