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Flashback

Not all tech products succeed once on the market, and some are killed off with little warning. Flashback looks back at failed tech products to see what we can learn by studying their demises. Hosted b... Read more

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7: AOL Instant Messenger

7: AOL Instant Messenger

It is time to add Stephen and Quinn to your Buddy List. This episode of Flashback is sponsored by: TextExpander, from S... Read more

7 May 2020

41mins

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4: webOS

4: webOS

With its webOS hardware, including the Pre, Pixi and more, Palm (and later HP) tried to take on the giants of the early ... Read more

26 Mar 2020

1hr 13mins

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5: Three Failed Game Consoles

5: Three Failed Game Consoles

On this episode, Quinn and Stephen explore three failed game consoles: the Apple Pippin, Nintendo Virtual Boy and the Ou... Read more

9 Apr 2020

57mins

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6: The Be Computer Company

6: The Be Computer Company

Started by former members of Apple's leadership team, Be was formed to take on the Mac and other computers of the mid-90... Read more

23 Apr 2020

41mins

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2: The Microsoft Zune

2: The Microsoft Zune

In the 2000s, the iPod was a true juggernaut, simply dominating the portable music player market. Microsoft wanted a pie... Read more

27 Feb 2020

51mins

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3: The GM EV1

3: The GM EV1

Electric cars may seem like a 21st century phenomenon, but they are far from modern invention. Along the winding path to... Read more

12 Mar 2020

1hr 3mins

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9: The Apple III

9: The Apple III

The Apple II was a big hit, but before the Macintosh took over, Cupertino shipped a couple of duds, the worst of which w... Read more

4 Jun 2020

46mins

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8: The Microsoft Kin

8: The Microsoft Kin

Microsoft was late to the smartphone party, and its first entrance, the Kin, was designed for teens and young adults who... Read more

21 May 2020

34mins

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14: OS/2

14: OS/2

In an effort to keep Microsoft from controlling the PC software industry, in the 1980s, IBM created OS/2, an operating s... Read more

19 Feb 2021

41mins

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13: The CrunchPad

13: The CrunchPad

In 2008, a vision for a simple, browser-based tablet as born. Just a few years later, after failed lawsuits and rip-off ... Read more

2 Feb 2021

45mins

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