In yesterday's roundup of the good, bad and ugly in new remote controls, we included one photo of a vintage remote: the Zenith Space Command. We identified it as the first TV remote, gave some details ...

The remote control has become a device that is equal parts practical and frustrating. Many gripe that their remotes have too many buttons and are easily misplaced, and it’s inconvenient to sit down in ...

Which came first: the TV, or complaining about what you're watching? For years, changing channels meant an arduous climb out of the La-Z-Boy, until electronics pioneer Zenith came to the rescue. The ...

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Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “Nothing between you and the set but space!” This was the slogan that Zenith Electronics Corporation used to market ...

February 17, 2007 The man who invented the remote control for the television, Dr. Robert Adler, died this week, giving us a timely reminder of just how fast technology is progressing. Dr. Adler's ...