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The buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvel (www.theverge.com)
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[–] Thadrax@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Interesting purely mechanical design. Our first remote (that didn't have a cable connection) used sound as well, but it was battery powered and as a kid, I could hear at least some of those sounds. It had way more than just 4 buttons though, maybe the mechanical design hits a limit there at some point (or electronics just got cheaper).