Left, Brandy Cannon in the first prototype with running foot. Right, the full-sized wolf suit for Halloween. // Digilegs(Courtesy © 2009 Kim Graham)

Everyone has a BlackBerry or Garmin or PS3 these days but, frankly, nobody really cares anymore. They work great and they give you exactly what you want. Big freaking deal. Yet, though anyone can go out and buy something like an iPhone, it takes a real tech enthusiast to saddle up with a device that's unique to the masses. In that spirit, MSN takes a look back at eight gadgets that — for one reason or another — never quite reached the mainstream.