FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvelwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltheandrocollection@lemm.eeretrotechnology@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-linkThe buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvelwww.theverge.comFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square65fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltheandrocollection@lemm.eeretrotechnology@lemmy.ca
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI remember people claiming they could activate these by flexing cans.
minus-squareTheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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-up3·1 year 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!