I know what you're thinking...

'Who the hell is Eugene Polley?'  ???

Well, I was asking myself the same thing and then found out he created the phenomenon called 'the couch potato'...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18164200

I'll surf TV channels today in his honour.  8)

I'll surf TV channels today in his honour.  8)


Me too.  :)

I suppose, sooner or later, one's batteries are no longer rechargeable.
They say his original design was shaped like a gun which shot a beam of light at the TV sensor, maybe similar to what we still see in video games today? But it was the 50's, so at the time Western TV shows were huge. Curious as to how long that model was in production, could be that it was what inspired Elvis to shoot so many hotel room TV's!

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5262/5550757921_eb6a47b02c_z.jpg


remember these remote controls?

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5262/5550757921_eb6a47b02c_z.jpg


remember these remote controls?

Yeah, now remotes have like 100 buttons, and you can't figure out what half of them are for!

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

Yeah, now remotes have like 100 buttons, and you can't figure out what half of them are for!

Your Pal,
Doc
8)


I have 3 or 4 remotes.

I have 3 or 4 remotes.


Which leads us nicely to the first law in remotes...

Put two in one room at any given time and they'll breed!

Which leads us nicely to the first law in remotes...

Put two in one room at any given time and they'll breed!


I'll confirm that.  Heck I even have remotes for t.v. that I no longer own.  :-\\  Apparently I collect remotes now.

Here's a pic of my remote.

http://www.independentliving.com/images/434322.jpg

Which leads us nicely to the first law in remotes...

Put two in one room at any given time and they'll breed!


One for the VCR, one for the TV and one for The DVD.

Here's a pic of my remote.

http://www.independentliving.com/images/434322.jpg


that's a simple remote.

that's a simple remote.


Yeah, we bought this remote for my Mum who had alzheimer's.

The buttheads at Sony and Comcast made their remote controls so complicated that they are extremely confusing for elderly people or people with cognitive issues.

So I found the Flipper Remote and it worked great for my Mum.  :)

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ZENITH-REMOTE-CONTROL-UNIT-MODEL-COMPUTER-SPACE-COMMAND-124-32-MISSING-BATT-COV-/00/s/NjQwWDQ4MA==/$(KGrHqF,!pME7Bcvfe+QBO+fbgSuMg~~60_35.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ZENITH-REMOTE-CONTROL-UNIT-MODEL-COMPUTER-SPACE-COMMAND-124-32-MISSING-BATT-COV-/00/s/NjQwWDQ4MA==/$(KGrHqF,!pME7Bcvfe+QBO+fbgSuMg~~60_35.JPG


Is that your remote, Howard? ???

Is that your remote, Howard? ???


No I don't own a Zenith my remote is an HDTV remote control.

No I don't own a Zenith my remote is an HDTV remote control.


I don't have HDTV yet.  I still have an old-style tube TV.

I don't have HDTV yet.  I still have an old-style tube TV.


with rabbit ears?

with rabbit ears?


No, mine is plugged into cable.

But my bro has a TV with rabbit ears, hooked though one of those broadcast digital converter things.  8)

My air conditioner even has a remote.  ;D  My cat freaks out because it beeps everytime you press a button.  She stands there and stares at it!  I wonder what she's thinking.  ;D

No, mine is plugged into cable.

But my bro has a TV with rabbit ears, hooked though one of those broadcast digital converter things.  8)


I remember rabbit ears.

My air conditioner even has a remote.  ;D  My cat freaks out because it beeps everytime you press a button.  She stands there and stares at it!  I wonder what she's thinking.  ;D


Maybe she thinks the air conditioner is coming to get her.