SlashGear Names 15 Worst Tech Gadgets, Citing Fraud, Flops and Bad Design

4 articles · Updated · SlashGear · May 26

SlashGear published a roundup of 15 tech gadgets it says rank among the industry's worst, from Theranos' Edison blood-testing machine to AI devices, smart glasses and failed phones.
The list defines “worst” broadly—covering false promises, misleading marketing, weak repairability, poor long-term support and products that solved little while costing too much.
High-profile examples include Theranos, whose founder Elizabeth Holmes received an 11-year sentence, Juicero's $699 juicer, and Meta's $799 Ray-Ban Display glasses.
Recent AI hardware featured heavily, with Humane's AI Pin, Rabbit R1 and Tesla's Optimus cited as cases where hype outpaced real-world usefulness or performance.
The broader takeaway is that many gadget failures shared the same flaw: trying to replace smartphones or sell futuristic concepts before the technology or demand was ready.

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