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26 Feb 2021 · 23M views · 26:19

21 HORRIFIC Tech Fails they want you to forget.

21 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. LG CLOi
    01I'd skip it▶ 0:15
    LG CLOi

    Gave it 2 out of 10 after it failed to answer on stage three times in front of the audience.

  2. Runcible
    02I'd skip it▶ 1:22
    Runcible

    A circular wooden phone that could not make phone calls, scored 2 out of 10.

  3. Microsoft Tay
    03I'd skip it▶ 2:01
    Microsoft Tay

    The AI Twitter bot was taught abuse by users and was shut down within 24 hours, scoring 3 out of 10.

  4. Tesla Cybertruck
    04Worth it if…▶ 3:15
    Tesla Cybertruck

    The launch was awkward after the supposedly bulletproof glass broke twice on stage, though people are still excited about it.

  5. Google Nexus Q
    05I'd skip it▶ 4:08
    Google Nexus Q

    An expensive streamer limited to Google content, called overbuilt for its limited functions.

  6. Google Glass
    06I'd skip it▶ 4:30
    Google Glass

    Arrived too early, and paying fifteen hundred dollars to beta test something worse than a phone did not appeal.

  7. Google Stadia
    07I'd skip it▶ 5:20
    Google Stadia

    Game streaming had far more complications than he expected, with input lag the main problem.

  8. Nintendo Wii U
    08I'd skip it▶ 6:18
    Nintendo Wii U

    An okay idea executed badly with a confusing name, scored 5 out of 10 as a colossal flop.

  9. Ouya
    09I'd skip it▶ 7:43
    Ouya

    A cheap Kickstarter console whose Android games were made for phones and poorly suited to a TV.

  10. Juicero
    10I'd skip it▶ 9:05
    Juicero

    A 700 dollar juicer that was unnecessary since squeezing the sachets by hand worked just as well.

  11. June Oven
    11Worth it if…▶ 9:38
    June Oven

    Turned an ugly appliance into a piece of art, but first-gen units could turn themselves on, which was fixed by software.

  12. Amazon Ring Security Cameras
    12I'd skip it▶ 10:22
    Amazon Ring Security Cameras

    Cameras protected only by a simple password were hacked, with families threatened and blackmailed.

  13. Amazon Ring Doorbell
    13I'd skip it▶ 11:09
    Amazon Ring Doorbell

    Some doorbells spontaneously caught fire, which he called a horrendous oversight, though fixed with an update.

  14. Segway
    14I'd skip it▶ 11:35
    Segway

    Segways and hoverboards proved dangerous, with banned use and about half a million hoverboards recalled over fires; 7 out of 10 fail.

  15. Facebook Portal
    15I'd skip it▶ 13:18
    Facebook Portal

    Launching an always-on camera in homes just after a data scandal was badly timed and it was called the worst tech device of the year.

  16. WhatsApp
    16I'd skip it▶ 13:51
    WhatsApp

    A poorly worded terms update drove millions of users to rivals like Signal; 7 out of 10 fail.

  17. YouTube Rewind
    17I'd skip it▶ 15:01
    YouTube Rewind

    Rewind became disconnected from creators and turned into a sanitised trailer, becoming the most disliked video online.

  18. Quibi
    18I'd skip it▶ 17:10
    Quibi

    Raised 1.7 billion dollars but misjudged young audiences and flopped within seven months.

  19. Twitter
    19I'd skip it▶ 19:11
    Twitter

    The July 2020 hack of 130 high-profile accounts for a bitcoin scam rated 8 out of 10 on the fail scale.

  20. Cyberpunk 2077
    20I'd skip it▶ 20:14
    Cyberpunk 2077

    A buggy, unfinished launch, especially on last-gen consoles, with reviewers restricted, which he called the biggest video game disaster he has seen.

  21. Theranos Edison machine
    21I'd skip it▶ 23:13
    Theranos Edison machine

    The blood testing machine did not work as claimed, risking misdiagnosis, and earned his top 10 out of 10 fail.