From Sony:
The new remote control—along with the additional remote it is designed to control—will soon come standard with all Sony televisions, allowing viewers to remain “more immobile, more stationary, and more physically inert than ever before.”
The new device, which can be controlled via remote control through the use of a second remote control unit, will replace older models that needed to be held in the hand to be operable.
“Constantly leaning forward to pick up the remote control from the coffee table is a tiresome, cumbersome chore that will soon be a thing of the past,” Sony director of product development Dan Ninomiya said. “These new remotes, should they be left on the coffee table or in some other barely-hard-to-reach place, will not need to be picked up and actually pointed at the screen in order to work.”
You think this is a real story, don’t you?
Not me Goober. I noted the source.
Who’s “you”?
Goob, it’s on the internet therefore it is true.
Sure it’s true, just got one!
It’s amazing! buy @ stupidcustomers.com
LOL
I have found that the best remote control is a young child. Just tell them what station you want and they punch the buttons. No moving on my part…
Yeah, but Richard… those remotes are very expensive… and so annoying at times.
The TV I watch most of the time is on my PC using a Slingbox, and there’s no remote to lose.
This is great news! I can’t wait to get one.
I second that Jonco! My child remotes can’t tell numbers yet!
Jonco, try using grandchildren and duct tape. Bitsy, trust me. Every kid over five knows how to work a TV remote.
I have used the grandkids for this. But, they’re catching on. They take control of the remote. I taught them too well.