Sometimes Tech Re-Invents The Bus

The Queens reminisce about the most spectacular tech fails over the last few years - like 3D movies and TVs, Juicero, Hoverboards and the ill-fated Quibi. Plus: Rae checks out the AllTrails hiking app, Rad has a play in the Oppo ecosystem and Tegan exposes a new text message scam. ... Show Notes: Here's Tegan's article on the Signal text message scam that is posing as Amazon, and here's one from last year where the scammers actually had Tegan's name and tried to phish that way. If you're worried you've been scammed, or just want to report one you've seen, head over to Scamwatch. Tegan's review of the Oppo Reno 5G, AKA the one with the pop-up shark fin selfie cam. The Oppo Find X3 Pro Has A Huge Camera With An Intense Microscope Lens. The All Trails app Rae has fallen in love with. Rae and Rad talk about Quibi on Download This Show. Dummy on Quibi from Cody Heller (partner of Dan Harmon) was genuinely delightful. RIP Quibi. Why 3D movies failed. 3D TV is dead, so what's next? Why 3D glasses stopped being red and blue. Hoverboards aren't actually hoverboards Hoverboard jackings were real! That time Segway sued Not Hoverboards. Russell Crowe's Hoverboard tantrum. Hoverboard causes Melbourne house fire and just kept catching fire in general and eventually got recalled in Australia before being straight up banned. We guess that fire-resistant hoverboard bag wasn't enough. Hoverboard porn sure does exist. That battery invented to stop hoverboards from exploding. Squeeze Out A Bag For Juicero, Which Is Dead Now. Juicero’s Ex-CEO Says He Is Doing Really Well, Also Gets Pretty Mad When Asked About Juicero. That time Silicon Valley re-invented the bus. The ice cream pod machine is very real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices