Reply With Quotewireless? since when were tv remotes not wire-less? They used to be attached to a cord? Thats funny
Junior Death Hag
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I owe this man so much! Without his invention, I'd be replacing the carpet between my couch and the TV every year!
Renowned Death Hag
wireless? since when were tv remotes not wire-less? They used to be attached to a cord? Thats funny
Renowned Death Hag
I owe this guy my fat fanny! Actually I seldom use my remote as a matter of pure stubborness.
Junior Death Hag
The first TV remote control, "Lazy Bones", developed in 1950 by Zenith, had a cable running from the TV to the control. It wasn't until five years later that Polley created the first wireless television remote control for Zenith, the "Flash-Matic". It wasn't an ultrasonic remote though. It used photoelectric cells which were located around each corner of the TV, and the user would shine a flashlight at whatever cell was necessary to operate the tuner or turn the TV or the sound on/off. Zenith rolled out the first ultrasonic remote control a year later.Originally Posted by pyt
Check this page out if you are bored or you want to learn more about the history of remote controls.
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Renowned Death Hag
I can remember seeing advertisements for tv with a wired remote control...the remote was connected to the set via cord. I also recall a remote tv an aunt and uncle owned back in the early 1960's...it was wireless remote (Polley's type) which actuated a motor to turn the channel selector...you still had to get up to change the volume...that's what the kids were for.
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Renowned Death Hag
As my Dad said...we don't need a remote, I have 7 daughters to get up and change the channel....lol...So glad that he came out with the remote..lol
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." - Charlie Chaplin
Renowned Death Hag
When I heard this man died, I lost it. (rimshot)
"Everybody is born, and everybody dies. Being born wasn't so bad , was it?"
Peter the Hermit
Renowned Death Hag
Nice, Magnus!
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I heard they were going to spread his ashes between the couch cushions in every home in America!
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul! (Invictus)
(And Timothy McVeigh's last words...)
Renowned Death Hag
However what made the remote take off was whoever came up with the idea of the mute bu.....
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"Everything is within walking distance if you have the time." -Steven Wright
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