The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ remote were a mechanical marvel
The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ remote were a mechanical marvel
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Those don't take batteries and your click generates the electricity for the signal. Right? Like a wind up radio.
6 4 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.
24 0 ReplyNeat. I knew I could Cunningham Law this instead of doing research.
11 1 ReplyYou can always count on fucking nerds to get excited about explaining something.
14 0 ReplyCool. Now, where can we go to talk about CBB?
2 0 Replyheynong.social? probably nowhere. or some weird earwolf forum.
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Unfortunately, you violated the law slightly by asking a question!
Cunningham's Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."
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Nope! It's the sound that does the work. The TV has a microphone in it.
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