• tpyo@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I watched a video about the worst of CES. I was kind of amused that some of the winners of worst-of weren’t even new ideas

    There was a candy I remember that from a long time ago, idk 2000ish? It was a lollipop you bit down on and you could hear music played through your teeth. I never tried it but it was sold where I worked

    Another idea, the worst of the worst, was the smart fridge. I remember from business classes I took many years ago used that as an example of innovation. Or a “smart” microwave. You let it know what ingredients you have, for example by scanning the barcode, so it can recommend recipes or alert you when something is running low

    The rendition of those ideas at the CES were so out of touch

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      20 hours ago

      It was a lollipop you bit down on and you could hear music played through your teeth.

      When I was about 12 I started a short lived fad in my extended friend group of wearing headphones in your nostrils instead of your ears. If you turned them up high it sorta worked.