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humor The Daily Mash 2026-05-22

VR Headsets and Other Futuristic Gadgets That Became Instant Paperweights.

Remember when VR headsets, 3D TVs, and Segways were the future? Now they're just dusty relics of buyer's remorse, proving that sometimes the most revolutionary thing about technology is how quickly we get bored of it.


ONCE it was the next big thing, now you canโ€™t even Freecycle it. Were you one of the visionaries who bought a piece of the future that turned out to be a dusty piece of crap? <p><strong>ONCE it was the next big thing, now you canโ€™t even Freecycle it. Were you one of the visionaries who bought a piece of the future that turned out to be a dusty piece of crap?ย </strong></p> <p><strong>VR headsets</strong></p> <p>Weโ€™ve only been hearing how revolutionary these are for 30 years or so. A decade ago y...

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