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Cuecat
In the late 1990s, millions of these cat-shaped bar code scanners were shipped across the United States. The idea was for people to scan specially marked bar codes that took them to various websites. Despite a high-profile launch that included having codes printed in Wired and BusinessWeek magazines, the CueCat went out with a pathetic meow of failure.