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Tech Products That Failed For Being Futuristic
By siliconindia
QUBE
TV viewers in Ohio got their first snap at the future of television in 1977. QUBE, a device launched by the Warner Cable Company, was a special box and unique remote linked into the cable system. It featured special interest cable television network, pay per view programs and interactive series that were made in and for the Columbus area. However, before it became popular, the losses involved with inventing and creating an entire new cable system caught up with Warner. Even though QUBE was eventually phased out, the several features it created were vital to the boom in cable television in the 1980s and 1990s. The QUBE systems were phased out over a period of years, with the last QUBE boxes being out in 1984.
The privacy concerns among subscribers were another concern for the failure of the device. Personal information about a family's specific interests, political views and other personal information could be stored in a database after it was processed during an interactive QUBE session. Even after assurance of privacy by QUBE, there were still concerns regarding the ability for computer hackers to potentially steal information collected by QUBE.
