What The Tech Ep. 98 - Worst Tech of 2011 12-20-11

This week on What The Tech: A special year end show. Andrew and Paul discuss what they think were the biggest blunders in tech for 2011. Both Andrew and Paul salute the worst by drinking. Making the worst of list of companies and products include Netflix, HP, Google, Kinect, and RIM. Andrew and Paul debate whether or not the iPhone 4s was a blunder, due to everyone expecting the iPhone 5. They also discuss why there weren't any successful tablets besides the iPad. Was the BlackBerry Playbook the dumbest product of the year? Andrew goes down the list of Google's biggest flops of 2011. What about Google's almighty Android... Did they do anything good? And ATT officially ends it's bid to purchase T-Mobile. Was this deal ever realistic?

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Worst tech of 2011
• worst of 2011
• paul thurrott
• andrew zarian
• gfq network
• research in motion
• webos
• hp
• blackberry
• palm
• apple
• iphone ipad
• google
• android
• att tmobile
• tablets
• nintendo
• chromebook
• kinect
• microsoft
• windows
• kindle
• amazon
• google tv
• blackberry playbook
• galaxy
• nexus
• verizon
• google buzz
• kindle fire
• kindle touch
• touchpad
• windows 8
• windows phone

[guysfromqueens]

Thanks so much !

[chriswong13]

Well, I agree with some of the points about inaccuracies with Kinect, but Paul gives the impression it’s terrible all the time. In my experience, the issues seem to be more present when navigating menus for some reason, and they are exacerbated with a few people around you.

[chriswong13]

So crisp it cuts my eye? :P

[abiddine]

watch this and windows weekly every week.