the.com/remote control
the device that turned couches into thrones and walking into a lost art.
means a handheld gadget that sends signals to operate machines from a distance, so you never have to leave the cushion.
from early tv remotes used ultrasonic clicks in the 1950s, notably zenith's space commander in 1956, before infrared took over in the 1980s and made channel-surfing a national pastime.
first versionconnected to the tv by a wire
name originspace commander sounded like sci-fi marketing
lost causemost searched-for object in american homes
buttonsaverage remote uses under 10 percent of them