Daily Giz Wiz 265: Magnavox Remote Finder
Episode 265 of the podcast
| Subject: | Review of Magnavox Remote Finder |
| Released: | Friday 9 March 2007 |
| Length: | about 10 minutes |
| Download file: | dgw0265.mp3 (4.5 MB) |
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Short info
From the gadget warehouse, the first remote control that could find itself!
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Detailed information
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Smart, very smart. That was Magnavox's slogan. Turn on the remote control locator which was built into the Magnavox TV set, and the remote control would beep.Sex, or Remote?
According to a 1993 Magnavox survey, 18% of women and 9% of men would rather do without sex for a week than do wihout the TV remote; 6% of people surveyed had misplaced the remote in the refridgerator.
Did you know?
There's a lead bar at the back of a tube TV to balance the weight of the glass picture tube.
Brannock Device
The Brannock Device (Episode 255) reminds a listener of what it was like to be 14. When he was 14, he went to a shoes store to get his friend a pair of sneakers. The sales assistant was a young girl in her 20's in a low V-cut blouse. He ran home and told his mother he needed a new pair of shoes.
(source: insidedgw.vox.com)
