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GE continued refining this system, up until 1978, which marked the end of production of vacuum tube type television receivers. GE produced the basic Porta-Color design well into the 1970s, even after most companies had moved to solid state designs when transistors with the required power capabilities were introduced.
1950s TV Remote by Motorola SABA corded TV remote. One of the first remote intended to control a television was developed by Zenith Radio Corporation in 1950. The remote, called Lazy Bones, [15] was connected to the television by a wire. A wireless remote control, the Flash-Matic, [15] [16] was developed in 1955 by Eugene Polley.
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 re
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Muting was the first control feature to be included on a remote control but unavailable on the monitor. The advertising campaign for the Flash-matic remote control emphasized its ability to "shut off annoying commercials while the picture remains on the screen."
The original television remote control was a wired version, released in 1950, that soon attracted complaints about an unsightly length of cable from the viewer's chair to the television receiver. Eugene F. McDonald , Zenith President and founder, ordered his engineers to develop a wireless version, but the use of radio waves was soon discounted ...
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