The first television remote control

Here’s a promotional video that features RCA Victor’s wireless remote controlled television. From 1961.

Richard

April 21, 2011 at 4:21 pm

Jonco – It’s RCA Victor, not Zenith. This invention was a leader in the development of obese kids.
- Jonco
  
  April 21, 2011 at 6:24 pm
  
  I ~~stand~~ sit corrected. Don’t know where I got Zenith from. Thanks.
Jewels Vern

April 22, 2011 at 7:23 am

My brother got one of the first remote controlled tvs. It used tuning forks, very high pitched. He could also change channels by jingling a belt buckle!
Mathman54

April 22, 2011 at 9:33 pm

I recognized the remote and my first thought was, “Those made little ringing sounds. I wonder if I could hear that now without my hearing aids?”
BlackCrypt

April 23, 2011 at 12:00 am

Is it just me, or do the screen images look a bit simulated?