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  2. Eugene Polley - Wikipedia

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    Eugene Polley (November 29, 1915 – May 20, 2012) was an electrical engineer and engineering manager for Zenith Electronics who invented the first wireless remote control for television. Life and career

  3. Remote control - Wikipedia

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    Radio remote control (RF remote control) is used to control distant objects using a variety of radio signals transmitted by the remote control device. As a complementary method to infrared remote controls, the radio remote control is used with electric garage door or gate openers, automatic barrier systems, burglar alarms and industrial ...

  4. Zenith Flash-matic - Wikipedia

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    Earlier remotes served as the central control system for transmitting complex signals to the receiving monitor. The Flash-matic instead placed the complexity in the receiver as opposed to the transmitter. It used a directional beam of light to control a television outfitted with four photo cells in the corners of the screen. The light signal ...

  5. Consumer Electronics Control - Wikipedia

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    [3]: §CEC-3.1 For example, a TV remote can also control a digital video recorder and a Blu-ray player. It is a single-wire bidirectional serial bus that is based on the CENELEC standard AV.link protocol to perform remote control functions. [4] CEC wiring is mandatory, although implementation of CEC in a product is optional.

  6. Charter Communications - Wikipedia

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    In 1995, Charter paid about $300 million for a controlling interest in the cable television systems owned by Crown Media Holdings and acquired Cable South. [17]In 1997, Charter and EarthLink worked together to deliver high-speed Internet access through cable modems to Charter's customers in Los Angeles and Riverside, California.

  7. Universal remote - Wikipedia

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    Harmony 670, a universal remote.. A universal remote is a remote control that can be programmed to operate various brands of one or more types of consumer electronics devices. . Low-end universal remotes can only control a set number of devices determined by their manufacturer, while mid- and high-end universal remotes allow the user to program in new control codes to the rem

  8. Spectrum (brand) - Wikipedia

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    Spectrum is the trade name of Charter Communications.The name is widely used by both market consumers and commercial businesses. Services that Spectrum offers include cable television, internet access, internet security, managed services, mobile phone, and unified communications.

  9. Red Button (digital television) - Wikipedia

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    'Red Button' on a Bush TV remote control. The Red Button is a push-button on the remote control for certain digital television set top boxes in the UK, Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and by DirecTV and Comcast in the United States. It is for interactive television services [1] such as BBC Red Button and Astro (Malaysia).