10. LocationFree TV (2004-?)

In middle of the decade, "place-shifting" was one of the hot tech terms, and when we first saw Sony's LocationFree TV, our eyes opened pretty wide. The ability to stream what was on your cable or satellite box (or another video source) to a remote PC over the Internet, seemed like a real game-changer. And though Sony has come out with several versions and models of the LocationFree Player, it's been overshadowed by the Slingbox, which came out later (2006), and continues to wallow in virtual obscurity after initially making a big splash. (Note: The Slingbox has been relatively successful, but thus far it, too, has failed to become the mainstream, breakout product we thought it might become).