I've given you my opinion of the Top Inventions of 2008. Now let's hear a few opinions on the worst inventions for 2008. It's interesting to read on what is being considered a flop for 2008, even if you disagree (Spore Rules).Switched website spills the beans with Top Tech Flops of 2008, which lists the following: the CNN Hologram, Apple's MobileMe, the social-networking site Pownce, the BlackBerry Storm, and more. They give several solid reasons why they think these items were not the greatest.
Icrontic reports on the Top 10 Failures in Tech for 2008, and dishes some interesting items including Spore DRM for it's limitation on reinstallments, and LCD Price Fixing.
Fortune reports on the 2008's 9 Top Tech Flops, and gives the tech thumbs down for T-Mobile G1, Zune, MacBook Air, Sony Blu-ray DVD player, Spore, Vista Home Premium, and more.
Avant News 10 Worst Ideas and Inventions of 2008 reports that, "for every good idea there are dozens of bad ideas." Take this list with a grain of salt as it was intended to be tongue-in-cheek commentary. Photo Getty Images/Roy Hsu