The year 2011 saw the launch of several technologies and products. Many were launched with a lot of pomp, but only a few of these really tasted the fruits of success. The rest were coldly forgotten and unceremoniously scrapped. We are going to take a look at the products and technologies that couldn't stand up to the expectations. Motorola Xoom Let's start with tablets. 2011 can be dubbed as the year of the tablets as tablets were launched by several companies. However, three of the highly hyped tablets were greeted with a lukewarm welcome. Prior to its launch, Motorola boasted in videos about the power that the Xoom possessed by showcasing it as capable of replacing even desktops. When it was released, it lacked the expected polish and was found to be too expensive.