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The remotes of that era are why we call remotes "clickers."
They operated by sound, with tuned rods being tapped in a reproducible way that always made the same 'clicks' at specific tones that the TV could detect across a room.
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Attached: 1 image Video player looks like a 1-inch TV from the ’60s and is wondrous, pointless fun TV static and remote included. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/video-player-looks-like-a-1-inch-tv-from-the-60s-and-is-wondrous-pointless-fun/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Part of me wants to hop in the car and drive west to find a "dangerous" beach for some bodysurfing.
That part does not include my right side chest wall, in which some number of muscles did something painful and abrupt when I lifted Kyle into his chair. I can feel the endorphins trying to spare me...
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Attached: 1 image National Weather Service - Grand Rapids, MI #MIwx #GRR #NWS #WX