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Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names

by CNET News.com | 07-17-07

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Video game company Sega has had a few disappointing pieces of hardware that still had pretty names?like the Dreamcast. When the original PlayStation and Nintendo 64 were the dominant forces in the market, the Dreamcast hit U.S. shores in 1999 and experienced strong initial sales as it was released well ahead of similar consoles like the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Unfortunately, it didn't keep that upper edge.

Just as amateur music historians like to say that Nirvana killed hair metal (until Guitar Hero resuscitated it, that is), the release of Sony's PlayStation 2 in 2000 proved to be what put the Dreamcast to sleep. Sega hasn't made another console since.

                     

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The Dreamcast will be Sorely missedseanryan52@...  | 07/20/07
I've got to agreersirois@...  | 07/20/07
I still have mine!Adamant22@...  | 07/20/07
Me too! Dreamcast Lives onm.madden@...  | 07/24/07
Agreed as well/Not a disappointment IMHOWoW > Work  | 07/20/07
Dreamcast was ahead of its time....jwanderson@...  | 07/20/07
I liked my Dreamcast tooblitz240@...  | 07/20/07
Dreamcast VS PS2ej@...  | 07/22/07
No - Microsoft killed the DreamCastblazing-biz@...  | 03/12/08
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)richard.klein@...  | 07/20/07
Not pegged as a flop?!?rsirois@...  | 07/20/07
how many had em?golncor  | 07/20/07
Not true on either countsketchy_2001  | 07/20/07
I agreeirenaeus@...  | 07/21/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)david@...  | 07/20/07
You can't compare UMPCs with PDAs like Blackberry and iPhones!Stelian  | 07/20/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)boylejv@...  | 07/20/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)gdavis1954@...  | 07/20/07
The Apple Newton was a Revolution in it's own right!TheCoyoteDreams  | 07/20/07
Utter Toshsketchy_2001  | 07/20/07
Batteries & Graffi on the NewtonTheCoyoteDreams  | 07/23/07
I love Fanboys!Willy MacWindows  | 07/21/07
n-gage me...flashboy@...  | 07/20/07
N-Gage - good hardware, but..ej@...  | 07/22/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)jason@...  | 07/20/07
"sheeple" Great phrase!jerken  | 07/20/07
SyQuest....large portable storage!TheCoyoteDreams  | 07/23/07
Sheeple is right...Willy MacWindows  | 07/21/07
Name me a phone company that doesn'tbill@...  | 07/22/07
Your love of it blinds you...bill@...  | 07/22/07
your love of apple blinds youhbr@...  | 10/15/07
I see you have become my personal Trollbill@...  | 12/21/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)thezar  | 07/20/07
Audrey - Home Technology ahead of its timebdodgers  | 07/20/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)Totohydra  | 07/20/07
Portable version to be called ... Pii?Totohydra  | 07/20/07
RE: Portable version to be called ... Pii?chris@...  | 07/24/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)themyselfer@...  | 07/21/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)themyselfer@...  | 07/21/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)haYnguy@...  | 07/22/07
Zune Failed because of Musicbyrnesa@...  | 07/23/07
Toshiba Gigabeat?ej@...  | 07/23/07
Don't get itrrpostal@...  | 09/06/07
RE: (Photos: 10 tech disappointments...with cool names)kohyg@...  | 10/13/07
Some of these aren't flops!allleddddxxx@...  | 12/03/07

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