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10 Next Big Things that weren't
Every day a new Next Big Thing arrives on the scene. That’s how it is in today’s world of relentless promotion. So of course some of those Next Big Things aren’t going to pan out. Shia LeBeouf, anyone? New Coke? Mark Sanchez? Those are good picks, but somebody asked Reddit about failed NBTs. Here’s what the platform’s tech-savvy users had to say…
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10. Oberyn Martell
The hot-headed “Game of Thrones” character played by Pedro Pascal didn’t last long on the hit HBO show.
9. MiniDisc
The data-storage device was popular in Japan in the 1990s but never truly caught on in the rest of the world.
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8. Google Glass
The wearable device was supposed to make us one with the hive, wherever we were and whatever we were doing.
7. Dippin' Dots
The flash-frozen ice-cream snack marketed itself as the “Ice Cream of the Future,” a tough sales pitch to live up to.
6. Spore
The single-player video game hit the market in 2008.
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5. M. Night Shyamalan
After “The Sixth Sense,” he was hailed as the next Spielberg. Then came “Signs,” “The Village,” that “Entourage” cameo …
4. Voat
This “censorship-free community platform” was hailed by some as the next Reddit.
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3. Xbox Kinect
The motion-sensor replacement for the joystick and keyboard was initially released in 2010.
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2. Segway
Dean Kamen’s stand-up vehicle, introduced in 2001, was hyped as the biggest thing since the invention of the personal computer.
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1. Google+
Google’s response to Facebook has failed to gain much traction in the booming social-media market.
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Now you know the Top 10. Find out who and what else earned votes.
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