This Reddit Thread Of Failed Innovations That Were Supposed To Be 'The Next Big Thing' Is A Journey Through The Dustbin Of Tech History

Do you ever read about some new invention that will forever revolutionize the way we live and have your doubts?

Redditor LineOfDeath asked the r/AskReddit community about things that were supposed to be "the next big thing" but failed. The subreddit came up with a plethora of case studies, many of which involved Google products that ultimately flopped or were discontinued.

Comment from discussion Iperovic's comment from discussion "What was supposed to be "The Next Big Thing", but totally flopped?".

Here are a few of our favorite answers from the thread.

What was supposed to be "The Next Big Thing", but totally flopped? from AskReddit

Google Glass

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Google+

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Google's Project Ara Smartphone

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Google Wave

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Amazon Dash

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3D TV

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Second Life

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HD DVD

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MiniDisc

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Windows Phones

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The Segway

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Xbox Kinect

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Comment from discussion Sehrja's comment from discussion "What was supposed to be "The Next Big Thing", but totally flopped?".

[Read more about the "next big things" that flopped at r/AskReddit]

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