Ask HN: Which great products didn't succeed?

Post by ricardobeat » Sun, Apr 07, 2019, 10:42 PM UTC

jdietrich wrote: post #154

Steinberger guitars. They were brilliant to play, they were incredibly lightweight, they were near-indestructible, they could stay in tune for weeks, but they were just too weird to be anything more than a fad. It didn't help that Ned Steinberger had questionable business skills, they never really got manufacturing costs under control, but the basic design was utterly brilliant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinber…

Post by jdougan » Mon, Apr 08, 2019, 1:13 AM UTC

arendtio wrote: post #42

Notion Ink Adam Tablet [1] Pixel Qi Display [2] Altogether not a truly great tablet, but I loved the idea of the Pixel Qi display. Normal colored LCD when being used indoors with backlight enabled. But outdoors in the bright sun, the colors faded away and it became some e-paper like reflective display. That way you could use it for watching movies in the dark and reading books on the beach ;-) Sadly the tablet had a…

Post by jayess » Mon, Apr 08, 2019, 2:15 AM UTC

Post by balladeer » Mon, Apr 08, 2019, 3:25 AM UTC

orkon wrote: post #426

ldigas wrote: post #324

Google Reader. I still think RSS was a better way of aggregating news than many alternatives of today, all wrapped up in a solid and practical interface.

Actually, I am working an RSS reader app with built-in discussions and Google Reader was a great inspiration for me. I still use RSS readers as a primary way of aggregating content. Leave your email if it'd like to be notified once I have a beta version: https://forms.gle/Xp47FqQXKwcJakSW8

Post by Samon » Mon, Apr 08, 2019, 5:42 AM UTC

ValentineC wrote: post #567

mfontani wrote: post #312

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've an amazfit bip; battery lasts about a month...

I second the Amazfit Bip. Mine lasts around 40 days per charge as a watch, heart rate, and step tracker. I leave notifications off.