| The other day we lost our remote control. Being of | | | | remote was in the early 1950's and was unofficially |
| the older generation I told my grandkids to not panic | | | | called "Lazy Bones". In the 1970's more complex TV |
| and just go push the button on the television. They | | | | remote controls were being developed. |
| thought grandma was crazy. The buttons are on the | | | | In the 1980's Steve Wozniak of Apple developed a |
| remote they are not on the TV, those are just | | | | remote control that could operate multiple electronic |
| decorations. | | | | devices. |
| The next few moments were taken up by an | | | | Then in the early 2000's the number of consumer |
| explanation that remote controls are rather new. | | | | electronic devices in homes increased. On an average |
| That they were not invented "in the beginning". Of | | | | American homes today have 4 remotes. A home |
| course, they were astounded that we used to have | | | | theatre itself can require as many as 5 or 6 remotes, |
| to get up everytime we wanted to change channels. | | | | one for the cable or satellite receiver, VCR, or digital |
| How were we able to surf all the channels? Well | | | | video recorder, DVD player, TV and audio amplifier. |
| there were only three it was no big deal. | | | | Today remotes can also be used in industry, in space |
| Now we have remote controls for many of our | | | | and of course for video games. So what do you do |
| modern appliances. It started with the TV remote | | | | when one of them gets lost? Do you go back to the |
| and has spread rapidly throughout our lives. VCR, | | | | store where they will tell you that they will need to |
| DVd, Stereo, Home Theatre, Cars, so amny remote | | | | order it for you, maybe. Or you could go on the |
| controls that now we are purchasing organizers four | | | | internet and type in Replacement Remotes. There |
| our remote controls. There are so many that the | | | | are several good sites that offer name brand |
| next step will be to hire someone to program them | | | | replacement remotes. |
| all for our use. | | | | So after you get that last remote replaced you |
| The earliest remote was developed in 1893 by Nikola | | | | better invest in a location beeper to install on the |
| Tesla and was given a patent number even. There | | | | remote or remotes as the case may be in your |
| were other remotes in 1903, 1932 which was the | | | | home. |
| first remote controlled model aeroplane. The First TV | | | | |