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One button remote
Reading this thread reminded me of a friend having a TV set (1970's) with a one button remote - really unusual in that it had a steel rod inside it, with a small hammer striking it activated by the button. It did not require any batteries, and I think the principle of operation was production of sound from the steel rod by using it as a tuning fork. When used you could just hear a click when the button was pressed - not really a tuning fork sound in the conventional sense. I can't remember if the remote would just change the channel, or turn the set on/off, or both, not sure.
Did I dream it all up? or can anybody confirm the existance of such a remote, I am sorry my dream didn't stretch to knowing the manufacturer 
John
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Last edited by Hyperion; 03-21-2009 at 06:21 AM.
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