Topic Tech's 10 most-hyped product launches

anthomeyer

CNET look back at some of the other high-profile launches that got the tech industry talking. From here you can clearly see that sometimes buzz do not convert into sales.

1. Segway


2. Apple Macintosh computer


3. Xbox


4. Playstation 3


5. Wii


6. Windows 95


7. Moto Razr


8. Gizmondo


9. Playstation 2


10. World of Warcraft

anthomeyer

Personally, the one that I find it most addictive is World of Warcraft. Couldn't refrain myself from playing for about a year. Only stop after I failed my semester exam at uni.

harvcr

I'm surprised and Glad that this list doesn't include the iPhone. I think Window 95 was a great invention, I remember using it back in the day; and the Windows 98 too. I just can't believe how much and how little the Windows OS has changed.

Rannek

I am familar with all these things except the first one and the Gizmondo. I remember when i waited outside of Walmart on the worst day ever for a PS3. I skipped school and waited from about 8:00AM to 12:00PM the next night. So i was awake over 48 hours waiting for this thing to come out. The XBOX360 wasnt hard for us to get but i loved it more then the PS3. Anyways, i currently own none of them now . Oh, and we got the WII as well, my bro and I were upsessed with these things.

I remember everyone talking about WOW, i finally bought it like 6 months ago and i played it a lot, i quit playing it just recently because its wayyy too addicting .

Donkey

I'd say Halo 3 now tops the list

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20959454/

Indiescribe

Hey! Theirs no iPod on the list. Its a truly iconic product which has redefined or created a genre just like the SONY Walkman did years ago.

wilh81

I can denied, that the WoW is one of my favorite online MMORPG game of all time...

Beside that, I'm also a Wii lover and love to play the baseball motion game.

Zero Phlame

WoW Is all hype.. The graphics are horrible and the game gets repetitive very quickly.. I'd almost say I prefer Runescape now that they updated the graphics.. They both are horrible though.