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Couch Potatoes Have Lost A Friend; Glen Ellyn Man Invented First Wireless TV Remote
suntimes.com 1 week, 1 day agoCouch potatoes everywhere, you owe a debt of gratitude to Eugene “Gene” Polley, who died Sunday at 96 at a Downers Grove hospital. Polley invented the first wireless TV remote control in 1955 while working as an engineer for Zenith. The “Flash-Matic” is now in the Smithsonian Institution.
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Eugene Polley, Co-creator Of The Wireless TV Remote, Passes Away Aged 96
engadget.com 1 week, 1 day 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 Robert Adler (1913 - 2007) superseded the technology with his ultrason






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