the first remote control tv was invented in 1935.
the first remote control tv was invented in 1935.
when was the first remote control tv invented?
1935
the first remote intended to control a television was developed by zenith radio corporation in 1950. the remote, called "lazy bones," was connected to the television by a wire. a wireless remote control, the "flashmatic," was developed in 1955 by eugene polley. it worked by shining a beam of light onto one of four photoelectric cells, but the cell did not distinguish between light from the remote and light from other sources. the flashmatic also had to be pointed very precisely at one of the sensors in order to work.
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the blab-off was a wired remote control created in 1952 that turned a tv's sound on or off so that viewers could avoid hearing commercials. in the 1980s steve wozniak of apple started a company named cl 9. the purpose of this company was to create a remote control that could operate multiple electronic devices. the core unit (controller of remote equipment) was introduced in the fall of 1987. the advantage to this remote controller was that it could "learn" remote signals from different devices. it had the ability to perform specific or multiple functions at various times with its built-in clock. it was the first remote control that could be linked to a computer and loaded with updated software code as needed. the core unit never made a huge impact on the market. it was much too cumbersome for the average user to program, but it received rave reviews from those who could. these obstacles eventually led to the demise of cl 9, but two of its employees continued the business under the name celadon. this was one of the first computer-controlled learning remote controls on the market.
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