The 10 Most Overrated Products

Hype springs eternal. Lots of technologies, products, and services don't merit the praise heaped on them. Here are 10 tech items that don't live up to their billing--and 10 that deserve respect that they don't receive.

Darren Gladstone, PC World

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Apple's touch-screen interface makes navigation easy, but who wants to type even a haiku on that screen? Instead of endlessly stabbing at a soft keypad, give the Sidekick 2008 a try. T-Mobile's QWERTY keyboard remains the best one we've seen on any cell phone--spacious and easily stowable. If only more smart-phone makers would follow and improve on Danger's design. I wish Danger's updated Sidekick had a deeper OS and less emphasis on the teen scene.