In toto, we own about a dozen. We regularly use 4 - 1 universal for the main entertainment center, and 1 each for a TV, VCR, and DVD player in the study (kids watch stuff in there). None of them "click."
They were called "clickers" because they actually did click. I think an early version of the remote control sent a beam of light. You pointed it at one of the corners of the screen to make the TV do what you wanted it to do - change the channel or volume (yeah, make the TV bigger or smaller :).
Sometimes when I'm searching for the right word (which is happening a lot more often than I'd like to admit), I'll call it the "thing" or the "clicker". Sometimes I'll make the international sign language for "remote control" by holding my hand at arm's length in front of me, fingers flat below my thumb, and moving my thumb up and down.
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Date: 2006-02-13 03:44 am (UTC)They were called "clickers" because they actually did click. I think an early version of the remote control sent a beam of light. You pointed it at one of the corners of the screen to make the TV do what you wanted it to do - change the channel or volume (yeah, make the TV bigger or smaller :).
Sometimes when I'm searching for the right word (which is happening a lot more often than I'd like to admit), I'll call it the "thing" or the "clicker". Sometimes I'll make the international sign language for "remote control" by holding my hand at arm's length in front of me, fingers flat below my thumb, and moving my thumb up and down.