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Ignacio to Technology@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago

The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ remote were a mechanical marvel

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The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ remote were a mechanical marvel

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Ignacio to Technology@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago
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  • Hot Saucerman
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    0•2 years ago

    I like the sounds of the tines! It’s basically just a tuning fork, so wild.

    • @reverendz@lemmygrad.ml
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      I’m old and still call the remote “the clicker”. My 7 year old wondered what the heck a clicker is.

      Cue old dad “back in my day, the remotes actually clicked” story.

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        @reverendz @dingus, when I was young, I was the remote

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