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31 Dec 2021 · 20M views · 29:14

19 TOXIC Tech Fails that will last Forever.

18 products in this video, in the order they appear. Tap a timestamp to jump to the bit where I talk about it.

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  1. Cue Cat
    01I'd skip it▶ 0:21
    Cue Cat

    Misjudged how people read newspapers, earning a mild 2 out of 10 on his fail scale.

  2. ZTE Hawkeye
    02I'd skip it▶ 1:27
    ZTE Hawkeye

    A crowd-sourced eye-tracking phone with poor specs, which shows consumers don't always know what they want.

  3. Nike Magneto
    03I'd skip it▶ 2:55
    Nike Magneto

    Temple-less sunglasses held on by magnets glued to the face, rated 3 out of 10 as a fail.

  4. IKEA inflatable sofa
    04I'd skip it▶ 5:30
    IKEA inflatable sofa

    A sofa inflated with a hair dryer that melted, leaked and slid around, scoring 4 out of 10.

  5. Nintendo Power Glove
    05I'd skip it▶ 6:42
    Nintendo Power Glove

    Clever technology that nobody found fun to use, given 4 out of 10.

  6. ESPN Mobile phone
    06I'd skip it▶ 8:08
    ESPN Mobile phone

    A sports-focused phone with a huge monthly fee that almost nobody signed up for, rated 5 out of 10.

  7. Vaporcade vape smartphone
    07I'd skip it▶ 9:12
    Vaporcade vape smartphone

    A phone that doubles as a vape appeals to hardly anyone, scoring 5 out of 10.

  8. Yik Yak
    08I'd skip it▶ 10:07
    Yik Yak

    Engaging local anonymous app that became toxic through bullying and hate speech.

  9. Elio Motors Elio
    09I'd skip it▶ 12:10
    Elio Motors Elio

    Cheap, efficient three-wheeler that took 65,000 pre-orders without delivering one car, rated 6 out of 10.

  10. Scribble Pen
    10I'd skip it▶ 13:35
    Scribble Pen

    A crowdfunded colour-scanning pen that looks faked and still has no retail product after ten years.

  11. Laser Razor
    11I'd skip it▶ 14:57
    Laser Razor

    A crowdfunded laser razor whose prototype could burn only one hair at a time, rated 6 out of 10.

  12. HQ Trivia
    12I'd skip it▶ 16:12
    HQ Trivia

    A tense, hugely popular live quiz game that collapsed once it couldn't fund its prizes.

  13. Mixer
    13I'd skip it▶ 17:50
    Mixer

    Microsoft's Twitch rival failed because viewers wouldn't switch platforms, even after paying huge sums for Ninja and Shroud.

  14. Skype
    14I'd skip it▶ 19:16
    Skype

    Microsoft bloated Skype with unwanted features and let Zoom overtake it, earning 7 out of 10.

  15. Pique Twitter handheld
    15I'd skip it▶ 21:20
    Pique Twitter handheld

    A $200 device that only ran Twitter, and badly, scoring 7 out of 10 for sheer stupidity.

  16. Apple FaceTime
    16I'd skip it▶ 22:40
    Apple FaceTime

    The 2019 group-call bug was a serious security risk, rated 8 out of 10.

  17. Squid Game cryptocurrency
    17I'd skip it▶ 23:36
    Squid Game cryptocurrency

    An unofficial scam coin that crashed to nearly zero, rated 9 out of 10.

  18. OneCoin
    18I'd skip it▶ 25:45
    OneCoin

    A $15 billion pyramid scheme posing as a cryptocurrency, his worst fail at 10 out of 10.