The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ remote were a mechanical marvel
The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ remote were a mechanical marvel
The Space Command fixed problems we still live with today.
Well that was a TIL moment. Thanks!
3 0 ReplyThis was mentioned a couple of weeks ago on the Vergecast. I was wondering if someone was going to get assigned the article, and here it is!
1 0 ReplyNever seen or heard from anyone using tape to mask their remotes. Is this really a thing?
1 0 ReplyI like the sounds of the tines! It's basically just a tuning fork, so wild.
1 0 ReplyI’m old and still call the remote “the clicker”. My 7 year old wondered what the heck a clicker is.
Cue old dad “back in my day, the remotes actually clicked” story.
0 0 Reply@reverendz @dingus, when I was young, I was the remote
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Those don't take batteries and your click generates the electricity for the signal. Right? Like a wind up radio.
0 0 ReplyNo, it's a tuning fork that produces 4 seperate tones, one for each "button." The TV had a microphone listening for tones and would respond accordingly. You didn't actually have to point the remote at the TV, which later became a problem, as the mic on the TV was technically always listening for a tone.
1 0 ReplyNeat. I knew I could Cunningham Law this instead of doing research.
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