3-D TV (2009): Flop

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3-D TV is a neat gimmick, but no one wants to wear dorky-looking glasses while watching TV, and there are hardly any TV stations that broadcast in 3-D.

ESPN made waves when it launched its own 3-D sports network in 2011, thinking it could usher in the era of 3-D TV the way it almost single-handedly brought high-definition into living rooms across the country. But it never took off, and ESPN shuttered its 3-D network just two years later.

First published January 8, 2015: 7:08 AM ET

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