Comment by swid
2 years ago
Some old TV remotes used to work this way. They were made by Zenith and are called Space Command remotes. Apparently they are the reason TV remotes are sometimes called clickers.
https://www.theverge.com/23810061/zenith-space-command-remot...
I've never considered how odd clicker is for remote but it feels totally natural to me. Like something my parents or grandparents would say. Never thought about where it came from.