The CueCat is widely described as a commercial failure. It was listed as one of "The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time" by *PC World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_World_(magazine))* magazine. [[10] The CueCat's critics said the device was ultimately of little use. Joe Salkowski of the Chicago Tribune wrote, "You have to wonder about a business plan based on the notion that people want to interact with a soda can," [11] while Debbie Barham of the Evening Standard quipped that the CueCat "fails to solve a problem which never existed." [12] In December 2009, the popular gadget blog Gizmodo voted the CueCat the #1 worst invention of the "2000s" decade. [13]A CBS News piece describing RadioShack's 2015 Chapter 11 bankruptcy lists the CueCat as just one of a long string of marketing failures [14] which contributed to the chain's demise. [15]
References
- CueCat, wikipedia.org