R.I.P. Eugene Polley, inventor of the TV remote control

vienna · 05-22-12, 01:49 PM

http://www.latimes.com/business/mone...,2796250.story

Osmium Steele · 05-22-12, 01:59 PM

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Gush all you want about Facebook, Twitter and other recent tech innovations. I'd stack Polley and his TV remote against all of them.

After all, which would you be more willing to give up -- Facebook or your remote?

You can have my remote when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

Thanks Gene.

Jimbuna · 05-22-12, 02:48 PM

He should be every mans/couch potatos friend.

RIP Eugene

Skybird · 05-22-12, 02:52 PM

Satan wanted to doom man, and so he gave man the TV. But God was full of mercy, and so sent an angel and his name was Eugene.

Spoon 11th · 05-22-12, 03:45 PM

True couch cowboy changes the channel by shooting at the tv. Works better on older sturdier models.

u crank · 05-22-12, 03:58 PM

Wow, do I ever owe this guy a big thank you!

Thanks Eugene. R.I.P.

Penguin · 05-23-12, 08:00 AM

The early remotes were dangerous though: As they worked with ultrasound, having the same model as the guy living next to you, could lead to love-thy-neighbor situations.

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Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

You can have my remote when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

When remotes are outlawed, only outlaws will have remotes.

Hitler and Stalin were both in favor of remote control control.

sharkbit · 05-23-12, 01:08 PM

My kids look at me like I'm ready to be sent to the old folks home when I tell them we didn't have remotes and had to lay on the floor in front of the tv surfing thru all SIX channels (if you were lucky and the UHF channels would come in clear) by turning the knob.

Most of the time, our " remote" consisted of the person getting up to go to the batroom/kitchen and asking them to flip it over to channel x to see what was on and having them flip it back when they came back.

So, from the bottom of my heart-RIP Mr. Polley.

Falkirion · 05-23-12, 06:35 PM

Thank you Mr Polley for enabling me to sit on my arse in front of my TV and not get up and change the channel.

TarJak · 05-23-12, 10:04 PM

Hooray for the remote. RIP Mr. Polley.

05-22-12, 01:49 PM	#1
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	R.I.P. Eugene Polley, inventor of the TV remote control http://www.latimes.com/business/mone...,2796250.story __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	He should be every mans/couch potatos friend. RIP Eugene __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Satan wanted to doom man, and so he gave man the TV. But God was full of mercy, and so sent an angel and his name was Eugene. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-22-12, 03:58 PM	#6
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Wow, do I ever owe this guy a big thank you! Thanks Eugene. R.I.P. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

05-23-12, 01:08 PM	#8
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	My kids look at me like I'm ready to be sent to the old folks home when I tell them we didn't have remotes and had to lay on the floor in front of the tv surfing thru all SIX channels (if you were lucky and the UHF channels would come in clear) by turning the knob. Most of the time, our " remote" consisted of the person getting up to go to the batroom/kitchen and asking them to flip it over to channel x to see what was on and having them flip it back when they came back. So, from the bottom of my heart-RIP Mr. Polley. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

05-22-12, 03:45 PM	#5
Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	True couch cowboy changes the channel by shooting at the tv. Works better on older sturdier models.

05-23-12, 06:35 PM	#9
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Thank you Mr Polley for enabling me to sit on my arse in front of my TV and not get up and change the channel.

05-23-12, 10:04 PM	#10
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Hooray for the remote. RIP Mr. Polley.