FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoThe buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvelwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1704arrow-down113cross-posted to: engineeringporn@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.mlretrotechnology@lemmy.catechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1691arrow-down1external-linkThe buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvelwww.theverge.comFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: engineeringporn@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.mlretrotechnology@lemmy.catechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 months agoI remember people claiming they could activate these by flexing cans.
minus-squareTheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoThat would make sense, flexing cans would create the ultrasonic noise the TV is listening for. Even still, I think it’s a neat technology.
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoI think that kinda just makes it cooler. Lose the remote? Flex a can!
I remember people claiming they could activate these by flexing cans.
That would make sense, flexing cans would create the ultrasonic noise the TV is listening for. Even still, I think it’s a neat technology.
I think that kinda just makes it cooler. Lose the remote? Flex a can!