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Why cool technology sometimes flops
Sixteen years ago, I stood in a parking lot near a freeway in San Diego and experienced one of the more amazing technology demos of my professional life. About 100 yards away, the sandy-haired, eclectic inventor Woody Norris pointed a metal plate about the size and shape of a cereal box at my head. He …
5 Cricket World Cup flops
England, Australia, India and New Zealand still have their eyes on the prize, but here AFP Sport takes a look at five players who failed to live up to expectations. Chris Gayle (West Indies) Chris Gayle seldom fired for the West Indies in his eight innings as his side failed to make the last four. …
