FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvelwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1694arrow-down113cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltheandrocollection@lemm.eeretrotechnology@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1681arrow-down1external-linkThe buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvelwww.theverge.comFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square73fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltheandrocollection@lemm.eeretrotechnology@lemmy.ca
minus-squareTheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoThis is a really neat way to pull off remote technology. I wonder if there are still any applications for this type of ultrasound remote tech.
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agoI remember people claiming they could activate these by flexing cans.
minus-squareTheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 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-up4·1 year agoI think that kinda just makes it cooler. Lose the remote? Flex a can!
This is a really neat way to pull off remote technology. I wonder if there are still any applications for this type of ultrasound remote tech.
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!