Mattel

Mattel’s 2006 HyperScan staked everything on a built-in RFID scanner that read proprietary IntelliCards — by 2007 the console was discontinued after selling just 30,000 units.

With a 16-bit processor in 1979, Mattel Electronics’ Intellivision positioned itself as the “intelligent television” alternative to the Atari 2600—and for a while, it worked.