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Eugene Polley, inventor of the Flash-Matic remote control, passes away at 96 - Blog - Publications - element14 Community
![Zenith Flash-Matic 1955 Wireless Remote Control (#0048) on Apr 12, 2023 | Bodnar's Auction Sales in NJ Zenith Flash-Matic 1955 Wireless Remote Control (#0048) on Apr 12, 2023 | Bodnar's Auction Sales in NJ](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/315/282326/148832271_1_x.jpg?quality=80&version=1679167801)
Zenith Flash-Matic 1955 Wireless Remote Control (#0048) on Apr 12, 2023 | Bodnar's Auction Sales in NJ
![Andy Weissman on Twitter: "The first ad blocker? The Zenith Flash-Matic from 1955: "Shoot off annoying commercials from across the room" https://t.co/mUo4LUta0G" / Twitter Andy Weissman on Twitter: "The first ad blocker? The Zenith Flash-Matic from 1955: "Shoot off annoying commercials from across the room" https://t.co/mUo4LUta0G" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-6dEVdXUAEnTSZ.jpg)
Andy Weissman on Twitter: "The first ad blocker? The Zenith Flash-Matic from 1955: "Shoot off annoying commercials from across the room" https://t.co/mUo4LUta0G" / Twitter
![Misc. - 1955 Zenith Flash-matic television remote control. It was the first television wireless control. Since we do not have … | Vintage radio, Flashlight, Zenith Misc. - 1955 Zenith Flash-matic television remote control. It was the first television wireless control. Since we do not have … | Vintage radio, Flashlight, Zenith](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4d/ae/31/4dae319e2e699e1508cb9455457ccced.jpg)
Misc. - 1955 Zenith Flash-matic television remote control. It was the first television wireless control. Since we do not have … | Vintage radio, Flashlight, Zenith
![National Science and Media Museum on Twitter: "This sci-fi device is the Zenith Flash-Matic, the first wireless TV remote control, from 1955. It fired a beam of light at a sensor on the TV (basically a fancy torch). It cost £700 in today's money, and the sensor ... National Science and Media Museum on Twitter: "This sci-fi device is the Zenith Flash-Matic, the first wireless TV remote control, from 1955. It fired a beam of light at a sensor on the TV (basically a fancy torch). It cost £700 in today's money, and the sensor ...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpWg5CLW8AAIbs9.jpg:large)
National Science and Media Museum on Twitter: "This sci-fi device is the Zenith Flash-Matic, the first wireless TV remote control, from 1955. It fired a beam of light at a sensor on the TV (basically a fancy torch). It cost £700 in today's money, and the sensor ...
![foone🏳️⚧️ on Twitter: "Another early remote control (used by Zenith as well, in fact!) was the Flash-matic. So those four little horizontal lines around the screen? https://t.co/mSYcHIrEA4" / Twitter foone🏳️⚧️ on Twitter: "Another early remote control (used by Zenith as well, in fact!) was the Flash-matic. So those four little horizontal lines around the screen? https://t.co/mSYcHIrEA4" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwQZGvdVoAAi7HH.png)