7 gadgets that rode the CES hype machine to disappointment

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

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