Ranked #1
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
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41mins
Ranked #2
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
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #3
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
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57mins
Ranked #4
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
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41mins
Ranked #5
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
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51mins
Ranked #6
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
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #7
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
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46mins
Ranked #8
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
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34mins
Ranked #9
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
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41mins
Ranked #10
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
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45mins