Television sets occupied over 70 percent of U.S. households by 1956 and over 95 percent by 1969, but as of 1979, only 17 percent of U.S. television households were using a remote control.

In 1950, Zenith began shipping TVs with a cabled remote control, dubbed Lazy Bones. However, it proved unpopular, as people would often trip over the cord as it wound its way from TV to couch.

Television control for the remote (PhysOrg.com) -- A cheap way to deliver interactive communications to remote communities has been successfully tested in Brazil and Italy.

Compared to the olden days of television, where you could use just about any $5 remote control from Circuit City with your set, the remotes that come with smart devices like an Amazon Fire TV are ...

Remote Control: Making Television Mid-Pandemic. When TV production stopped in the spring, a few showrunners began working on pandemic-themed series that could be shot mostly from afar.

Zenith’s mechanical Space Command lived on for a quarter of a century as the default way to control a television. Even today, some people still call their remotes “the clicker.” ...

How to Set Up Your SuperBox Remote to Control Your TV: Power, Input, and Volume. By The Droid Guy January 23, 2025 February 6, 2025 February 6, 2025. ... Television; Contact Toggle child menu ...