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A remote control is simply an electronic device used for the remote operation of some type of object. One of the earliest examples of remote control was developed in 1893 by Nikola Tesla, and described in his patent, U.S. Patent 613809, named Method of and Apparatus for Controlling Mechanism of Moving Vehicle or Vehicles.

Who would have thought that this device would become as much a part of our daily lives as it has as today? Almost anything and everything can be remote controled. It is used in defense, space travel,toys, our vehicles we drive and in almost every facet of our everyday life.

The first remote-controlled model aeroplane flew in 1932. The use of remote control technology for military purposes was worked intensively during the Second World War, one result of this was the German Wasserfall missile.

In the early 1980s, when semiconductors for emitting and receiving infrared radiation were developed, remote controls gradually switched to that technology which, as of 2006, is still widely used. Remotes using radio technologies, such as Bose Audio Systems and those based on Bluetooth also exist.

By the early 2000s, the number of consumer electronic devices in most homes greatly increased. According to the Consumer Electronics Association, an average American home has four remotes. To operate a home theater as many as five or six remotes may be required, including one for cable or satellite receiver, VCR or digital video recorder, DVD player, TV and audio amplifier.

The term, sometimes abbreviated to "remote" is most commonly used to refer to a remote control for televisions or other consumer electronics such as stereo systems and DVD players, and to turn on and off a mains plug. Remote controls for these devices are usually small handheld objects with an array of buttons for adjusting various settings such as television channel, track number, and volume. In fact, for the majority of modern devices with this kind of control, the remote contains all the function controls while the controlled device itself only has a handful of essential primary controls. Most of these remotes communicate to their respective devices via infrared (IR) signals and a few via radio signals. They are usually powered by small AAA or AA size batteries.

Yes we have truly become a remote controled society.Can you even imagine getting through a day without your remote? In fact the normal house hold has so many of these remote controls that some electronics stores now sell remote control organizers. These are supposed to help keep all or the remotes in a central location. Good Luck.

Wayne French is a writer and publisher of many articles on various topics. Specializing in the niche topics and differect subject matter.

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