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Big Kahuna Of Channel Surfing Dies
washingtontimes.com 6 days, 11 hours agoCHICAGO | Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity. Just ask anyone who's lost a ...
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Eugene Polley, Co-creator Of The Wireless TV Remote, Passes Away Aged 96
engadget.com 6 days, 16 hours agoEugene Polley, inventor of the wireless remote control has passed away aged 96. Working for Zenith Electronics , he developed the FlashMatic control in 1955, using beams of light directed at photo-sensors in a television to change channel or volume. Like all pioneering technology it had some quirks -- it couldn't distinguish between the light from the remote and direct sunlight, causing inadvertent channel changes during summer days. Dr. Robert Adler (1913 - 2007) superseded the technology with his ultrason










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