Entertainment

Struggling Google TV Devices Have Prices Slashed At Retail

It would appear as though those Google TV devices, which seemingly had such promise, have been unable to overcome poor user experience, huge honking controllers, and a network-imposed lack of content. Google TV, you see, is a flop.


November 1, 2010
Entertainment

ESPN 3D Isn’t Making Any Money

Sports helped get HDTV into the mainstream. Fact. It was thought sports would do the same with 3D. Who wouldn’t want to see career-ending helmet-to-helmet hits in the third dimension? A lot of people, actually. ESPN 3D is a flop.


July 1, 2010

RoboCup Soccer Finalists Flop Even More Than Their World Cup Counterparts

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In the recent finals of the world’s most prestigious tiny robot soccer tournament, the Darmstadt Dribblers housed the FUmanoids 7-1. Here’s the (mercifully) sped-up video of the match, complete with theatrics I haven’t seen since I last watched Italy play.