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The Inventor of the first wireless television remote control, Eugene J. Polley, has died (he was 96). The first-ever wireless TV remote control, called the "Flash-Matic," changed channels on a TV set using a photo-cell activating flashlight-like device. The Flash-Matic was temperamental, requiring precise angling to successfully work.
Read more about Polley here and read about the The First Wireless TV Remote Looked and Worked Like a Sci-Fi Ray Gun.
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