List of top ten failed wearable gadgets. Created for the Windows Club. You can read the full article at: http://thewindowsclub.com/LINK_NOT_LIVE_YET.

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Top 10
Failed Electronic Gadgets
Of All Time

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The list includes mostly wearable electronic gadgets
While we are here, a question:
Are wearable gadgets, a health
risk?
Is Google Glass a Flop Already? I’ve heard people
do not want to wear it while going out as it is
inconvenient. Then there are laws to be made
regarding its usage in public places and while
driving.
What is your view on Google Glasses – liked or
already a flop? I am not commenting on it yet.

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POMO WEARABLE COMPUTER
Nice sleek design
Could perform limited computing
less than the smartphones of
today
Problem was wires hanging all
over body.

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NIKE FUEL BAND
Was supposed to measure
the amount of exercise you
did everyday. It was
supposed to be connected to
Nike’s website and give you
data.
It was not compatible with
other apps and was not
accurate at times.
In April 2014, the company decided to drop all the
hardware it built, to focus only on the software products
– essentially apps for smartphones and all.

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Galaxy Gear
Had to be paired with
phone
Not many apps were
available to keep people
engaged
It is rumored that Galaxy will come
up with an advance version that
won’t require phone pairing

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Bluetooth Headsets
Saw a steep rise when launched
But then, pairing problems
And not being able to catch other
sounds from the mobile phone (audio
files) led to decline
With Apple launching its white earbuds,
the users of Bluetooth declined very fast.

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Virtual Reality Headsets
This was before the Oculus Rift
came in.
You can see the heavy headset with
wires all over.
Images were supposedly not clear
The main reason behind the decline
of this device was/are Oculus’
products that do not rely on wires
and are way much lighter than this
Virtual Reality Headsets

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Jawbone UP
The Jawbone UP was a major flop. It was
supposed to be tied on wrist and count
your work done (calories burned)
However there were problems with
syncing. Another major problem was that
you could not connect the wristband to
the phone without the jack you see in the
image.
Maybe a future version may bring in wireless version because need for
connecting via headset makes it an old technology.

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Huawei Talkband
Was a combo of Bluetooth headset that
could be worn around the wrist.
Was also called SmartBand as it would
also inform you about sleep, calories etc.
Had different metal/plastic buttons to tell
it that you are starting something, such as
going to sleep.
Would also work as an alarm by vibrating
your wrist until you wake up!
Failed as it did not provide accurate data. It missed out on some activities; Users had to
use wired connection to connect to smartphone for obtaining the data.

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Masunaga Wink Glasses
The Masunaga Wink Glasses were
for people who forgot to blink
while computing. If you don’t blink
for a longer time, one of the lens
would fog up to provide relief to
that eye.
The glasses also has sensors that
would notice if you dozed off
working on the computer and
would wake you up. The Wink Glasses failed to take off due to lack
of proper promotion. Also, the cost was too
high around $300.

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MSN Direct Smartwatch
Though not completely out of market, the
smart watch from Microsoft was based
on Small Personal Objects Technology,
also known as SPOT.
The smartwatch would connect directly
to the Internet to bring you data
regarding weather, stocks etc.
Microsoft wanted to charge $60
per month for the services which
was too much for the users who
turned to smartphones.

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Qualcomm Toq Smartwatch
Reason it flopped was its price… otherwise it is a good device
with different type of inputs, especially – voice input
For sending SMS, you could use speech-to-text (Needs a little
practice)
Besides it would pull up information from Internet based on
your voice commands.
The company priced it at an high amount of $350
Another reason it flopped is that is supports only Android.

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