CES 2023: High-profile flops fill gallery at gadget fest

Attendees visit The Gallery of Flops during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan 5, 2023. The Gallery of Flops is an exhibition by Prelaunch.com, a product validation platform to help businesses avoid fails and successfully launch new products. — AFP

LAS VEGAS: A Gallery of Flops including a handset just for tweeting and a failed Apple stereo system warned entrepreneurs at CES on Jan 5 that dreams of market glory can crumble.

Iconic product failures put on display at the CES consumer electronics show included a skin-toning face mask reminiscent of a horror film; eyewear embedded with therapeutic magnets and a model of failed 80s sports car DeLorean.