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Hits and misses at the greatest tech show on Earth
For half a century, the Consumer Electronics Show has been a portal into the future -- and a really expensive wastebasket for the world's most gimmicky gizmos. From VHS to HD radio, Nintendo's Entertainment System to Windows Vista, here are CES's biggest winners and losers.
- Hit: Tetris (1988) Propelled by the success of the handheld Game Boy console, Tetris would go on to become one of the most popular games ever. Despite it's simple concept, the game remains timeless. In January 2010, it was announced that Tetris has sold more than 100 million copies for cell phones alone since 2005.read moreTetrisShare
- Miss: Virtual Boy (1995) Nintendo's Virtual Boy was supposed to be an industry game changer, ushering in a new era of 3D virtual reality gaming. Instead, the deadly combination of over-the-top hype and poor execution meant Time would name the device one of the worst inventions of all time.read moreNintendoShare
- Miss: Pippin (1996) For some inexplicable reason, Apple decided to enter the video game market in 1996, unveiling a collaboration with toy-maker Bandai that could play games and was also an inexpensive network computer. With the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation hitting the market, Pippin had no chance.read moreAll About AppleShare
- Miss: Gizmondo (2005) More interesting than the handheld gaming device were the antics of its chief executive, Stefan Eriksson, who made headlines for canoodling with gangsters and sensationally crashing his red Ferrari Enzo. Less than 25,000 Gizmondos were ever sold, making it the worst-selling handheld console ever.read moreTiger TelematicsShare
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Hits and misses at the greatest tech show on Earth
For half a century, the Consumer Electronics Show has been a portal into the future -- and a really expensive wastebasket for the world's most gimmicky gizmos. From VHS to HD radio, Nintendo's Entertainment System to Windows Vista, here are CES's biggest winners and losers.
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