sagM to Cassette [email protected] • 1 month agoZenith Space Commandduet-cdn.vox-cdn.comimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down13file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•1 month agoI think it’s a noise in the ultrasound spectrum. Humans can’t hear it
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•1 month agoNa it made a click, that’s why we call remotes ‘clickers’
minus-square@LovableSidekicklinkEnglish13•edit-21 month agoThe click was the release of a spring-loaded plunger that pushed air through an ultrasonic whistle. The whistle was what controlled the TV or stereo.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoWeird I think I saw a YT video explaing it and this is the info I remembered
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-21 month agoLooks like it’s a bit of both: while they did work by emitting an ultrasonic frequency, they also made an audible click. https://www.theverge.com/23810061/zenith-space-command-remote-control-button-of-the-month I feel like there’s a technology connections video on the topic but I could be hallucinating
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month ago I feel like there’s a technology connections video on the topic but I could be hallucinating Yeah me too
minus-square@Paviduslink4•1 month agoYou’re both right, the click actuated the ultrasonic noise, like hitting a xylophone.
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I think it’s a noise in the ultrasound spectrum. Humans can’t hear it
Na it made a click, that’s why we call remotes ‘clickers’
The click was the release of a spring-loaded plunger that pushed air through an ultrasonic whistle. The whistle was what controlled the TV or stereo.
Weird I think I saw a YT video explaing it and this is the info I remembered
Looks like it’s a bit of both: while they did work by emitting an ultrasonic frequency, they also made an audible click. https://www.theverge.com/23810061/zenith-space-command-remote-control-button-of-the-month
I feel like there’s a technology connections video on the topic but I could be hallucinating
Yeah me too
You’re both right, the click actuated the ultrasonic noise, like hitting a xylophone.