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The buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvel (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year ago by FartsWithAnAccent to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you’ve ever heard someone refer to a TV remote as a “clicker,”

[–] Billy_Gnosis 12 points 1 year ago

I say this to my son sometimes. "Throw me the clicker." The first time he looked at me like WTF are you talking about. Told him it's another name for the remote, but didn't tell him why, so he still has no idea