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36 Unforgivable Oversights in Product Designs

Why are laptop USB ports so damn close to each other?!?!

36 Unforgivable Oversights in Product Designs

October 09, 2023

Look, technological advances are pretty awesome. However, for some inexplicable reason, many companies choose to overcomplicate their products apparently for no other reason other than to make our lives miserable. Here are 36 examples of poorly designed products…

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Some Samsung flat screen TVs have touch sensitive buttons. But you can't see them because they are invisible, and you can't feel them because there is nothing to feel. So how are you supposed to use them!? SAMSUNG THERE, BUT NOT THERE? GRACKED.COM — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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EXTRA THICK WIRES ARE WORSE THAN THE CRACKED.COM REGULAR ONES. TURTLE WATER S TY They're supposed provide the wires extra protection from breaking, and sure, they accomplish that mission. The problem is that they still entangle like normal wires, and since they're extra strong, it's basically impossible to untangle them. — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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This monstrosity will take up an outlet GRACKED.COM SUN - CLASS , TRANSFERMEN JAMECO MINNEY - PATTER - - OUTPUT MADE - FAIRER ADD 1 Peter A - Ronal I AND I I I LISTED 9/1 F and about three more next to it for no reason. — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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CRACKED COM The disc eject and power buttons on the PlayStation 4 are enabled by touch, so whenever I wipe the system I'll accidentally turn it on and pop the disc out at least once. — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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CHARGING PORT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MOUSE... ...MEANS I CAN'T USE IT AT THE SAME TIME! CRACKED.COM — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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CRACKED.COM I CAN NEVER FIND MY TEENY TINY USB DRIVE. SMALLER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER. LIBERTY в — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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CHIPS IN A CAN RINGLES PRINGLE PRINGLES PRINGLES PRINGLES - PRINGLES POTATO Pollallo Original Pringles Pringles Potato Potato CHIPS Pringle Pringl One CHIPS Original ORIGINAL Chips Crisps Biod HOUSE M im ORIGINAL adidas POTATO ase Room ONE ORIGINAL Super Stack Frustrating users since Pringles 1968! Original GRACKED.COM — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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MY SMART PLUG STOPPED WORKING AND NOW IT WANTS ME TO LOG IN AND TYPE A PASSWORD TO TURN ON A LIGHT. TP-LINK CRACKED COM — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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In the end, I'll end up using this Because I couldn't find this To open this, why? Why would I need a separate tool to open the tray? A built-in eject mechanism would be nice, right? CRACKED.COM — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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LET us TURN OFF THE MICROWAVE BEEPS! 0:57 MICROWAVE OVEN 7 WE KNOW THE FOOD'S READY, SHUT UP. STOP Worse are the beeps that come every time you press a button. We don't need confirmation that we punched a number. We can tell that by seeing the number appear on the screen. CRACKED.COM — 20 Dumb Product Features (That Add Zero)

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CRACKED.COM I love how my car stereo takes over music from my phone, but I hate that it does it with phone calls. The audio quality is always awful, and the volume level is never right, forcing me to fumble to switch it back to my headset every time. — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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CRACKED.COM Ziploc SLIDER SACS SUDER Ziploc bags with zippers are quite effective at locking in air and maintaining freshness, but the zipper makes the opening just a little too small to take advantage of the bag's whole volume. — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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THERE IS NO REASON FOR A RAZOR TO VIBRATE. IT'S JUST AN EXCUSE TO JACK UP THE PRICE. In ads, Gillette boasted their vibrating razor raised and stimulated hair, but that's nonsense. When a false advertising suit challenged them to back these claims, they couldn't, and a judge approved a multimillion-dollar settlement. CRACKED.COM — 20 Dumb Product Features (That Add Zero)

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CRACKED.COM My car's dashboard lights up automatically when the engine's on. 100 120 140 80 E . 5 4 km/h в 160 3 60 <<00 2 180 : 40 beet WIL 999 DE 102564 1 Я 200 20 P 220 H C The problem is, this feature no longer indicates if my headlights are on. If I'm driving on a road that's brightly lit at night, I'll forget to turn on the headlights. — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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Most public bathroom sinks have deep basins, but the faucets only protrude an inch or two from the back. This makes it all but impossible for an adult with average sized hands to wash up without contorting their wrists into bizarre positions. CRACKED.COM — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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dele A LAPTOP'S PORTS ARE iospo RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. FOR WIRING PERIPHERALS, THAT'S FINE. But you're probably putting in a dongle or a flash drive, and those are always wider than the port, so plugging one in blocks the port next door. Surely manufacturers know this, so why can't they space the ports farther apart? CRACKED.COM — 20 Dumb Product Features (That Add Zero)

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Whose bright idea was it to 'upgrade' the connectors for USB drives into something thin and flimsy? They run the risk of breaking every time you slot them in the wrong way or whenever you put them in your pocket. CRACKED COM — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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Economy class seats with protruding headrests are seemingly designed to keep you sitting in an awkward position. Because f*ck you for trying to save money. CRACKED COM — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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FRIDGE DOORS INVITE YOU TO STORE EGGS THERE. THAT'S THE WARMEST PART OF THE FRIDGE. And, it's not like we buy single eggs and need a place to keep them. We always buy them in their own Styrofoam or cardboard containers, and leaving them in those keeps them fresh, while transferring them to the door is a hassle. CRACKED.COM — 20 Dumb Product Features (That Add Zero)

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A touch screen on a car is a distraction. U.S more - Poin It's basically an accident waiting to happen. CRACKED.COM — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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CRACKED.COM Why do hotel restrooms have this weird ass doorknob? What the hell is wrong with a conventional doorknob?! — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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PAS DING ISO 7 SITL BOARDING PASSES ARE ISS NEEDLESSLY OFF. F ME CONFUSING. ESGEN DOE/JOHN 7 BEFORE INVALID AFTER FROM EB 13FEB PHEONIX TO PORTLAND CARRIER/FLIGHT G/2L CLASS TIME FCL 520 TKT. NO. THE TINY WORDS ARE SMOKE 40R GROUPED E AT RANDOM. EAT 240P They're so unreadable, airlines make check-in staff manually circle important info for you. Why don't they redesign the passes then? Why not model them after the barebones pass you can get on your phone when you check in online? CRACKED.COM — 20 Dumb Product Features (That Add Zero)

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Why does new software still come out with the floppy disk icon signifying Save? A whole generation doesn't know what a floppy disk is/was. File Edit View Insert Format Default 1 1 GRAGKED.COM — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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PHONES DONT HAVE TO BE so THIN. NOT IF IT MEANS JUST SIX HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE. What's the point of making a super sleek phone if we need to carry a super thick power bank to keep it charged? As it is, we have to disable location tracking, WiFi, or Bluetooth, all to make sure the phone doesn't die. CRACKED.COM — 20 Dumb Product Features (That Add Zero)

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CRACKED.COM Car alarms go off arbitrarily SO often that no one takes them seriously anymore. — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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On this coffeemaker you can either see the controls, or you can see how much water you put in. M fee - 1247 - deliver - ... - John - ... - 5-10 1-6 T-4 Not both. CRACKED.COM — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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oh. so you want to put your laptop on your lap? Hope you enjoy that second degree burn. CRACKED.COM — 14 Overlooked Design Flaws In Everyday Things

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CRACKED.COM THE ANALOG AUDIO CABLE IS STILL BEING USED BY MUSICIANS TODAY DESPITE ITS NOISY SNAP, CRACKLE AND POP. MAKE SOME CRACK SNAP POP NOIGE! DON'T FORGET HISS AND BUZZ — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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CRACKED.COM THE NES CLASSIC TIME THIS HOT-SELLER IS A 913 DREAM-COME-TRUE FOR RETRO GAMERS! 25 Nintendo - + SELECT Nintendo TOO BAD THE CONTROLLER CORD IS ONLY TWO FEET LONG! YOU HAVE TO EITHER BUY AN EXTENDER OR SIT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR TV TO PLAY THE DAMN THING! — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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SHOWER PUFFS SCRAPE SKIN AND LATHER SOAP. BUT THEY'RE NO GOOD AT GETTING YOU CLEAN. The fibrous matrix traps the skin cells it's just scrubbed off your body, which attracts a whole lot of bacteria that love feeding on skin. The next time you use one of these, realize that you're rubbing more germs on than off. CRACKED.COM — 20 Dumb Product Features (That Add Zero)

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You need to close a fully automatic umbrella back its original position before you can open it again. 1. 3. 2. 4. Press the The umbrella Press the Push both ends button to open. will fully open button to close. towards the centre automatically Never pull until it clicks to the canopy lock the umbrella. closed. Not only does this take longer than opening a manual umbrella, it also gets your hands wet with dirty gutter water. CRACKED.COM — 14 Overlooked Design Flaws In Everyday Things

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CRACKED COM POP UP TENTS ARE AWESOME UNTIL YOU TRY TO FOLD THEM BACK UP ح ABCOSPORT OSORT — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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CRACKED.COM MacBook Pro and MacBook Air bodies have sharp edges and an indentation (that lets you open them) that has two corners that poke the hell out of your wrists when you rest your arms on them. — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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A COMPUTER'S PORTS ARE MOSTLY IN THE BACK. HOME 1880 MAKING THEM IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH. That's fine for permanent peripherals, but what about everything else? And yes, you can buy cases with more front ports, but is that really a premium feature that should be reserved for enthusiasts who build PCs from the ground up? CRACKED.COM — 20 Dumb Product Features (That Add Zero)

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Touch Screen Appliances san ARBOT : T Are like paying 70 1911 - extra for a crappy version F John- of your phone Congraids low - - - EL that can only be - - - Senter DENOR There - used in one US a D г ES location. CRACKED.COM — 29 Examples Of Flawed Technology (That Shouldn't Exist)

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My water bottle has a cap like this. ULA BÍS free - - - US 700ml ... I made the mistake of putting it in my bag sideways and the cap popped open, flooding the inside of my bag with warm tea. CRACKED.COM — 22 Popular Products That Were Clearly Designed By Idiots

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