Highly Unreliable Inventions, Not Intended for Application

The catalog tracks unreliable tech launches, design misfires, and hype-driven gadgets so you don’t fall for them. Browse the fresh disasters below or search for something specific.

Google Glass

Avoid

AR eyewear that turned early adopters into privacy-paranoid “Glassholes.”

  • funny
  • roast
  • failure

Juicero

Avoid

The Wi-Fi juicer that taught investors a $400 bag-squeezing lesson.

  • funny
  • roast
  • failure

Microsoft Zune

Avoid

Microsoft’s would-be iPod killer that tripped over brown plastic and DRM.

  • funny
  • roast
  • failure

Nintendo Virtual Boy

Avoid

Nintendo’s red-only tabletop headache machine with a library shorter than its lifespan.

  • funny
  • roast
  • failure

Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties

Avoid

An FMV dating nightmare that’s really a slideshow of bizarre JPEGs.

  • funny
  • roast
  • failure

Quibi

Avoid

A $1.75B short-form streamer that tripped over its own vertical video gimmick.

  • funny
  • roast
  • failure

Ride to Hell: Retribution

Avoid

A biker revenge fantasy that feels like crashing through a cutscene graveyard.

  • funny
  • roast
  • failure

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

Avoid

A glitchy reboot remembered for bugs, loading screens, and an awkward kiss scene.

  • funny
  • roast
  • failure

Superman 64

Avoid

A superhero simulator that traps you in kryptonite fog and endless ring mazes.

  • funny
  • roast
  • failure

Natasha AI (Builder.ai)

Avoid

An AI 'co-developer' that delivers human-written invoices faster than working software.

  • no-code
  • outsourced
  • overpriced
  • avoid

Rabbit R1 (AI Handler)

Avoid

A $199 plastic pet that promises to run your apps, then forgets your commands before lunch.

  • vaporware
  • subscription-trap
  • overpromised
  • avoid

Tesla Full Self-Driving (Forever Beta)

Avoid

A $12,000 optional jump scare that turns every commute into improv theatre with a two-ton prop.

  • beta
  • lane-drift
  • lawsuit-magnet
  • avoid

Xiaomi

Avoid

Cheap upfront, but you pay later with ads, bloatware, and your personal data.

  • bloatware
  • ads
  • spyware
  • avoid

Viber

Avoid

Once popular in Eastern Europe, Viber is now a bloated, ad-driven app with weak privacy and little reason to use.

  • data-privacy
  • bloatware
  • ads
  • avoid

Opel Astra

Avoid

The car equivalent of instant noodles: cheap, everywhere, and you regret it after the first drive.

  • unreliable
  • boring
  • grandma-approved
  • avoid