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 ...

With the introduction of a four-function remote control in five transparent colors, Zenith is leading the consumer electronics accessories category into colors. “We have been paying close attention to ...

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CHICAGO, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Best known as the inventor of the first wireless remote control for television, Eugene J. Polley started his career with Zenith Radio Corporation (now ...

CHICAGO — A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, has died. John Taylor says the former Zenith engineer died of natural causes ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – We learned on Tuesday that the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control had died. Eugene Polley's first remote looked more like a ray gun, but it led to what we use today.