Great Moments in Laziness

22 May 2008

| Peter Klein |

Some people are calculator nerds. For the lazy nerd, however, the real action is in remote controls. Did you know the first commercially available TV remote came out in 1950? Check out this history of the remote, and don’t miss the slideshow.

But, really, how much fun is channel surfing with only four channels?

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  • 1. sr&ed  |  29 September 2008 at 12:32 pm

    Calculator nerds have now morphed into blackberry nerds. There’s actually a calculator built-in to the blackberry :)

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