TV remotes to undergo big change Posted: 5 months ago by kakana
In 1955, Zenith introduced the first wireless TV remote control, the Flash-Matic, followed a year later by the Space Command.
But as technology improves and gets less expensive -- and the remote manages a wider range of content -- it's finally ready for a makeover.
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Posted: 5 months ago by Kevertje:
Silly question: if the remote is voice controlled, why even use the remote at all? Make the TV/DVD/... itself voice controlled and you won't need all those extra remotes cluttering your living room anymore.
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Posted: 5 months ago by rdg69:
But, if they go to voice controlled TVs and whatnot, what about people who cannot talk? How will they change the channels? I would hope they will have a remote that does both. Seems to be the smarter solution.
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Posted: 5 months ago by slovenlysarah:
« Kevertje : Silly question: if the remote is voice controlled, why even use the remote at all? Make the TV/DVD/... itself voice controlled and you won't need all those extra remotes cluttering your living room anymore. I think if the TV itself was listening for commands, might a character on your program change the channel? haha. I can just imagine listening to an actor in an interview talking about his movies and your TV is just flipping the channels by itself...
I still don't see the need to change the remotes. Is it really that hard to learn a few buttons? I like the ability to say something like "search for Julie Andrews Musicals" and get what I want, but how about just adding that feature to a simplified remote, instead of eliminating buttons for voice control...
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