My grandfather would always yell for grandmother to change the TV channel for him, regardless of where she was in the house or yard. So my uncle bought them one of the first TVs with a remote control (which actually made the knob turn!). After that, gfather called gmother to the living room, handed her the remote and said, "Change the channel for me." Yes, he was a bastard.
"The TV remote control shown in this 1961 video was based on Zenith technology, specifically ultrasonic technology used in the "Space Command" remote. It had no wires and didn't need batteries. Instead it had small aluminum rods inside that were lightweight and would resonate at certain frequencies when struck by a small hammer connected to the buttons on the remote. There were different rods for each function .."
laserfrog
back when design mattered and not built to be trash like dell putting the cpu against the fkn battery
tEMPuSER632
Meanwhile, as late as 1982, as the youngest child in the family, I was the remote control.
cjpoet
My grandfather would always yell for grandmother to change the TV channel for him, regardless of where she was in the house or yard. So my uncle bought them one of the first TVs with a remote control (which actually made the knob turn!). After that, gfather called gmother to the living room, handed her the remote and said, "Change the channel for me." Yes, he was a bastard.
marengnr10
My God mother had one. It had on-off, channel up & down, and volume up & down.
titoitoi
No battery remote - this for real?
"The TV remote control shown in this 1961 video was based on Zenith technology, specifically ultrasonic technology used in the "Space Command" remote. It had no wires and didn't need batteries. Instead it had small aluminum rods inside that were lightweight and would resonate at certain frequencies when struck by a small hammer connected to the buttons on the remote. There were different rods for each function .."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pnoXC2S2fU
DecapodianSaysWoopWoopWoopWoop
Yep. Downside was kids playing xylophone could change tv settings.
Maroccan
I was the remote control...
Rkfinecake
Yeah hard to imagine now. Usually designated was whoever laid on the floor closest to the tv. Taking orders from dad or polite requests from siblings.
seldombeaton
My four kids were great tv remote controls back in the day...
Spaceqowboy
Yup. I once said no. My dad slapped my face with a flat hand, i can still hear that slap 40 years later.