2010 – 2010retired
Kinect
“It saw you wave. It never needed a controller. Rest easy, Project Natal.”
“Five inches too soon, forever too loved”
Before 'phablet' was a word anyone admitted saying, the Dell Streak was out there in 2010 with its 5-inch capacitive touchscreen, two cameras, and a cradle adapter with HDMI out. It ran Android with a Dell skin on top and preferred to be held sideways, its Home, Menu, and Back buttons shifting to the right like it knew something the rest of the industry didn't. Fans found an FM radio chip hiding inside even though De
Dell announced a seven-inch Streak at CES in January 2011, but the reviews were unkind, and by August 15, 2011 the Streak 5 was discontinued, with buyers greeted by a landing page titled 'Good Bye, Streak 5.' A ten-inch model had quietly gone on sale in China, but the family line soon faded. It left behind a simple truth: the big phone it believed in eventually won the whole market, just not with Dell holding it.
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