Most overrated tech hype of 2006?

Kristie Lu Stout, anchor/correspondent, CNN: "Blu-ray vs HD-DVD."

Joe Locandro, director of IT for CLP, agreed: "The battle of DVD formats, with ... HD-DVD and the (Sony-backed) Blu-ray format...reminds me of the VHS/Beta videotape battles-although Beta was technically superior, VHS had better marketing. Maybe by the time these standards evolve we'll all have moved to a new media [beyond] DVDs."

"RFID technology has evolved to be more stable, reliable and affordable [in] different industries like garments, electronic, healthcare, logistics, and retail," said Justin Yue, CEO for Tradelink Electronic Commerce. "However the adoption rate is still far from satisfactory [due to] lack of collaboration among participants. The full benefits of RFID can only be achieved when all parties along the supply chain are contributing and sharing business data, and the first step is a common platform to anchor all parties."

Sunny Lee, executive director of IT, Jockey Club, agreed: "RFID--with all the promises that this technology will conquer the world, so far it's not much more than a glorified bar code."