Chatbots Were Almost Just Toys
Chatbots began their journey as amusing curiosities, the kind of digital novelties that people tinkered with for fun rather than serious application. Remember those early
VR Headsets Were Tried in the ’90s — and Almost Buried
It’s pretty wild to think about how virtual reality headsets first found their awkward footing decades ago, only to almost vanish into oblivion. When most
Wi-Fi Was Almost a Commercial Failure
There was a time when Wi-Fi wasn’t the unquestioned king of connectivity that it is today. Picture this: in the early 1990s, companies and inventors
The Smartphone Nearly Launched in the 1980s
You know how smartphones feel like an absolute necessity now—almost an extension of ourselves? It’s crazy to think that the clunky slab you hold so
Lasers Were Once Called “A Solution in Search of a Problem”
The story of lasers cracks me up sometimes. Imagine a world where such a powerful, precise beam of light was once dismissed as a quirky
Satellites Were Almost Banned in the Cold War
The Cold War era was a time marked by suspicion, secrecy, and an almost paranoid obsession over surveillance and technological superiority. It’s hard to imagine