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Famous people have been saying dumb things in public forever — but the internet has made the consequences stick around a lot longer than a bad tabloid headline. From tone-deaf brand posts to full-on Twitter meltdowns, the years 2013 and 2014 served up some truly unforgettable lessons in what not to do online. Pull up a chair.
Remember laughing at those weird black-and-white squares plastered on bus stop ads? Yeah, turns out QR codes aren't going anywhere. In fact, they're showing up everywhere from your local burger joint to department store windows — and this time, people are actually using them.
The 90s and early 2000s were basically a golden era of tech promises that never quite delivered. From self-balancing scooters to wearable computers to handheld TV remotes that somehow cost $300, we've rounded up 15 gadgets that had us totally convinced the future had arrived — until it didn't.