17 Stupidest Tech Fails of all Time.

A working oven for children that was recalled after kids burned their fingers, though he marks it down as a fail since newer models are safer.

Apple's first smart device arrived about 20 years before handwriting recognition was good enough and cost a fortune, a 3 out of 10 fail.

He thinks the 'full self-driving' name is misleading since it is only driver assist, and charging extra while hiding behind 'beta' is dodgy.

Its Circles feature was a hassle, and it launched late to a market where Facebook was simpler, making it a 4 out of 10 fail.

A handcuff-like watch with a 1.7 inch screen that couldn't do real smartphone tasks, a good meme but a poor product.

A $10,000 gold smartwatch that quickly became outdated, which he sees as Apple misjudging how smartwatch buyers think.

An autonomous security robot packed with sensors that ran over a toddler, was knocked over by a drunk man and drowned itself in a fountain.

The launch version was glitchy, sent people to places that don't exist and stranded motorists in the Australian Outback.

34 models shook so violently that their tops flew off, leading to a recall of millions of units.

An early electric vehicle that was ahead of its time but ridiculous in practice, with a 15mph top speed, no weatherproofing and no reverse; he gives it 7.

A clever idea that solved a real problem, but it never secured rights to the channels and was sued into bankruptcy.

Genetically edited hornless cows that accidentally contained bacteria DNA and had to be incinerated, rated 8 out of 10 for fail.

A tone-deaf proposal to put taser drones in schools that caused ethics board resignations; it never reached production.

A chess robot that fractured a seven-year-old boy's finger, followed by poor responses from officials; 8 out of 10 fail.

A too-good-to-be-true $9.95 a month movie-a-day deal whose business model was fragile and led to bankruptcy; 9 out of 10 fail.

A 1950 kids' play set with real radioactive materials, which he rates 10 out of 10 for stupidity.