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7 gadgets that rode the CES hype machine to disappointment

Here are some of the top flops from the show this year

CES 2017, gadgets, electronics show, Las Vegas, technology
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A drone that folds into a compact size for easy transport being displayed. A person trying the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset (inset) during the 2017 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. <b>(Photo: Reuters)<b>

Alistair Barr | Bloomberg
Consumer Electronics Show (CES)  debuted gadget hits like the VCR, CD player and Xbox over the years, but the popular consumer electronics conference also showcases a lot of technology that fails to match the hype.

Some of the top flops from 50 years of the Las Vegas show include Digital Audio Tape players, Apple’s Newton hand-held computer and Atari’s Jaguar gaming console. Here are some of the more recent disappointments from CES.

Smart Glasses

Google kicked off a wave of optimism about internet-connected eyewear when it unveiled Google Glass at its developer conference in April 2013. At CES in early 2014, there