A new product called TV-B-Gone is a tiny universal remote control that turns off almost any television. Walk into a bar or restaurant or gym, press the button and the device sends out 209 different codes to turn off TVs, the most popular brands first.
More from Wired News, and from the manufacturer.
(Thanks Jeff Towle!)
A new product called TV-B-Gone is a tiny universal remote control that turns off almost any television. Walk into a bar or restaurant or gym, press the button and the device sends out 209 different codes to turn off TVs, the most popular brands first.
More from Wired News, and from the manufacturer.
(Thanks Jeff Towle!)
Comments
@ 06:30
Life-B-Here
Vuglarly busy lately, but I couldn’t help commenting on this Wired article found via Smartmobs. Altman’s key-chain fob was a TV-B-Gone, a new universal remote that turns off almost any television. The device, which looks like an automobile remote, has…
@ 20:14
Tv-b-gone
Is it really an useful idea? After turning off few TV’s which sometimes takes up to 65 seconds, how would you use this product again? Similar mini TV remotes (tv-b-off.com) had been on the market since a longer time, not only you can turn it off but you can use it to control you TV or cable box. It has like a regular remote the turn on and off function, channel changing and volume control. Even when you get bored of having the power to turn off someone’s tv. You will have an regular mini remote control which you can always use while you on travel or in hotels.
Evaluate before you buy.
http://www.tv-b-off.com