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# I lost the remote again and it's somewhere in this couch
- URL: https://www.thefrictionlog.com/07600/
- Published: 2026-10-02T21:02:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T15:19:33.000Z
- Description: Filed: 1955 · Patched · remotes you can make beep
- Author: The Clerk
- Tags: Patched

*Checked the cushions. Checked under the cushions. Fine, we're watching this.* — Dad, 1986

The first TV remote, in 1950, was tied to the set by a cable. You always knew where it was. In 1955 Zenith cut the cord. The new one was shaped like a gun and shot light at the corners of the screen, and on a sunny day the sun could change the channel too. Some remotes now beep when you ask the TV or a phone app where they went. The rest are in the couch.

**For now**: most smart TVs can be controlled from a free phone app on the same Wi-Fi.