Gallery: Vaporware We're Still Awaiting from CES 2012
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Myspace TV ---------- Panasonic's CES press conference was a snoozer — until Justin Timberlake appeared on stage. He breathlessly told the crowd gathered before him that Myspace was launching an over-the-top TV service for the Panasonic VIERA Connect platform. The glittery social network we all abandoned for Facebook was going to launch Myspace TV during the first half of 2012. Except it didn't. The Myspace TV site say that it will [launch in the spring](http://www.myspace.com/tv). So not even the site is being updated at this point. Maybe Justin will return to CES with an update. *Photo: Myspace*
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Project Fiona ------------- Tablets were *huge* at CES in 2011. They were still pretty important in 2012. While Apple was touting all the cool games available at the iTunes App Store, hardcore gamers were wetting their pants for Project Fiona, a 10.1-inch multitouch tablet from Razor. It had Windows 8! It had Ivy Bridge innards! It had dual controllers, one on each side. It was the ultimate gaming tablet! Maybe. Fiona got some best of CES awards, but awards don't equal production. Fiona was supposed to be here in the fourth quarter. We're still waiting. Razor still calls [Fiona a concept](http://www.razerzone.com/projectfiona), but you can sign up for news about the tablet on its site. Hopefully the gaming tablet will launch before Windows 9. *Photo: Razor*
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Wikipad ------- When it comes to vaporware, it's tough to beat the gaming sector. The [Wikipad](http://www.wikipad.com/) may join the club. The Wikipad was the Android-powered glasses-free 3-D gaming solution to ... blah blah blah. Lots of big promises we don't remember. Not that it matters, because the March 2012 launch date came and went with nothing worth mentioning but the blown deadline. The release date was pushed to October 2012. Still no Wikipad. There is some good news, though. In August the Wikipad was certified to [feature PlayStation Mobile games](http://www.wikipad.com/pub/PressRelease-20120814.aspx). That's great, because it's Sony's seal of approval for mobile games. Not PlayStation games, but mobile games. Actually, never mind. That's not great news. *Photo: Wikipad*
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OLPC XO 3.0 (One Laptop per Child) Tablet ----------------------------------------- The [One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) team](http://one.laptop.org/) promised to bring tablets to children the world over *and* make them affordable. What's not to like? The [sub-$100 OLPC XO-3 tablet](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO-3) looked awesome and and was powered by the star that resides in the center of our solar system *and* a hand crank. So much win. But then it was [cancelled in November](http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/112912-olpc-cancels-xo-3-tablet-downplays-264647.html). Sorry, kids. *Photo:OLPC*
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Asus Tablet ----------- Asus announced a pretty sweet tablet at CES. It would have a quad-core processor and Google’s latest, greatest mobile operating system and a ridiculously low price. So where is it, Asus? Where is that [awesome 7-inch $250 tablet](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/asus-nvidia-tegra-3/) we were promised? Oh, wait. We got it. [It's called the Google Nexus 7](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/reviews/2012/07/lucky-number-7/all/) and it costs $200. Good job, Asus. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
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Victorinox 1TB Swiss Army Knife ------------------------------- The promise of a secure [SSD that included a razor-sharp blade](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/victorinox-secure-ssd-the-512gb-swiss-army-knife/) fulfilled all the paranoid concerns of high strung nerds. Throw in an e-ink display and a nail file and you have the perfect mobile drive. Unfortunately, the knife has yet to become available. Which isn't really a big deal because the $3,000 price tag puts out of reach of all but the most hardcore of storage-hungry knife fighters. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
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Kodak PlayFull Dual ------------------- Once upon a time, Kodak was a photography powerhouse. Its supremacy in the film market was something to feared and revered. Then that whole digital camera thing happened and Kodak ... well, it went the way of the dinosaurs. It's tragic, actually, because the Kodak PlayFull Dual announced at CES 2012 was impressive. A combination point-and-shoot camera and camcorder, the PlayFull shot video at 1080p HD video at 60 FPS. That's not really that impressive, but what is impressive is shooting at 240 and 120 FPS for slow-motion action. Unfortunately, [Kodak's problems](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/business/2012/12/kodak-patents/) became the PlayFull Dual's problems as the camera was shelved before landing in the hands of low-level John Woos. *Photo: Kodak*
