5 Big CES Products That Tanked

5. Intel (INTC) Wireless Display

Sometimes it's not the idea that's bad, but the way it's implemented.

Intel's idea to wirelessly transmit 720p high-definition signals from a laptop to a television screen was not only good when it was introduced at CES in 2010, but should sound awfully familiar to anyone who owns an Apple (AAPL) TV box today. Unfortunately, it made it into only a select few laptops and required a $99 set-top box to use.

It also never found its way into smart TVs, Roku and Boxee boxes, Blu-ray players or any of the myriad other devices that ended up giving the laptop a pass and bringing online content directly onto living room televisions. Like Apple TV, it's still a pretty efficient way of putting the contents of your laptop's screen onto a television. Unfortunately, as more consumers shift to mobile devices, there's less demand for what's on fading laptops.

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