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Source: Deccan Chronicle

Couch potatoes the world over would have pressed a couple of colourful buttons on the remote control to pay homage to Eugene Polley on whom the red button of mortality was pushed from yonder. The inventor made the life of billions comfortable with his ...
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Chevy Chase Gets Second Chance With Networks’ DVR Fridays

Source: Bloomberg.com

Major TV networks are moving little- watched shows with big DVR audiences to Fridays, testing whether the technology can help programs like “Community” make it on a night with few viewers. “Community,” the half-hour NBC comedy with Joel McHale ...
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Inventor of the remote control passes away at 96

Source: Tom's Hardware Guide

There are more than a few modern devices I don't think I can live without, including the DVR. Frankly, I can't imagine going back to a time where I had to manually (and tediously) set a VCR to record a specific program. Then again, the mainstrea ...
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Wireless remote control inventor zaps out at 96

Source: The Register

The man who took the knobs off the TV set and made a significant innovation in wireless technology, Eugene Polley, died yesterday in Illinois, aged 96. Polley invented the first wireless TV remote control in 1955. Called the Flash-Matic ...
Full article at: The Register  More like this  3 days ago, 8:46am CDT