Those worked by sound. No power was needed or generated by the remote.
From the article...
By pressing a button on the remote, you set off a spring-loaded hammer that strikes a solid aluminum rod in the device, which then rings out at an ultrasonic frequency.
I THINK I even remember, way back, random channel changes from tapping on a drinking glass or something similar... Cool tech for the time
Those worked by sound. No power was needed or generated by the remote.
From the article...
I THINK I even remember, way back, random channel changes from tapping on a drinking glass or something similar... Cool tech for the time