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Jim Rapoza’s 10 most overhyped technologies of the century

by Che Jaafar Che Man on Feb 10, 2008 at 09:21 AM

Overhyped Gadgets

Jim Rapoza’s list of 10 most overhyped products, technologies and technology trends of the century does not necessarily mean the products or technologies had failed, but instead they had received so much hype that it was impossible for them to ever live up to early expectations.

  1. iPhone
  2. Social networks
  3. Grid computing
  4. Outsourcing
  5. RFID
  6. Virtualization
  7. Blogs
  8. Green technology
  9. VOIP
  10. Video on the web

Did he miss any from your list?

Via [Emerging Technologies]

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