Lazy bones
Lazy Bones (German: Lazy Bones ) was the first remote control for televisions . It was developed in 1950 by Zenith Radio Corporation . The design comes from Melvin H. Boldt.
history
After World War II , Eugene F. McDonald , President of Zenith Radio Corporation, wanted to rid television viewers of annoying commercials . His first idea was to introduce subscripted TV , a kind of forerunner of pay TV . With this idea, however, he was way ahead of his time, as it could not be technically implemented. The next thing he wanted to do was to adapt wired remote controls that he had come across during his time in the US Navy to work on television. He commissioned his employees to develop a suitable device. With the advertising slogan “Perst-o! Change-o! With Zenith's Lazy Bones you remain seated during an entire evening's television entertainment! ”, Zenith launched the Lazy Bones in 1950. However, the device could not establish itself on the market because the cable quickly became a tripping hazard.
function
The remote control was shaped like a hand grenade . It was connected to the television with a long cable and had buttons for changing programs and switching the device on and off. The buttons for changing channels controlled a motor in the television that operated the rotary knob for channel selection.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carroll Gantz: Boldt, Melvin H. industrialdesignhistory.com, April 5, 2010, accessed April 19, 2018 (English).
- ^ A b The Importance Of A Vision Worthy Of Pursuit , article by Eugene Moreau at grownups.co.nz , accessed December 12, 2008
- ↑ Father of Zapping Culture , article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung from February 23, 2007 , accessed on March 28, 2019