remote controls
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How Do Remote Controls work?
Very early TV remote controls worked with wires. Then we created battery-powered remotes and we didn’t need the wires any more. Now remotes are everywhere. In fact, the planet-watching Voyager spacecraft are controlled remotely and they are presently 20 billion kilometres away. It takes 20 hours for instructions to travel from Earth to the spacecraft…
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A Star Trek Phaser TV Remote Is Perfect For Fast-Forwarding Enterprise
The only thing more satisfying for Star Trek fans than fast-forwarding through Enterprise’s awful opening credits would be doing it with this wonderfully detailed phaser prop universal remote. Created using 3D scans of the actual hero prop used on the original Star Trek series, the phaser remote will be officially revealed at ThinkGeek’s San Diego…
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5 Apps To Turn Your Phone Into A Universal Remote
Controlling your home theatre system used to be easy — you simply told your kid to turn the knob. But today’s home theatre packed with feature-rich TVs, cable boxes, AV receivers and streaming boxes — and all demanding their own remotes — there’s no way the little guy can keep up. It’s time to replace…
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Does Your Bottle Cap Fire Off A Cannon When You Open It?
UK booze brand Strongbow has designed what it’s touting as the world’s first digital bottle cap that doubles as a rudimentary remote. Using RFID technology, the StartCap can do everything from turning off the lights to powering up your stereo when you crack open a cold one.