The impossible dream of the universal remote | Version History

Описание: David Pierce is joined by The Verge’s Nilay Patel and John Higgins, as well as Nest co-founder (and current Harmony user) Matt Rogers to follow the Harmony remote's timeline from its origins as the "Easy Zapper", through Logitech's acquisition, and the slow death competing with smart TVs.

0:00 Intro
0:40 The Remote control problem in the early 2000s
5:54 Easy Zapper origins
7:10 How IR technology works
23:43 Logitech buys Harmony
28:03 Smart TVs killed the universal remote
29:52 The golden age of the Harmony remote
38:07 Logitech pulls the plug
42:05 Why people still love the Harmony
50:58 The 8 Version History questions…
1:04:27 Hall of Fame vote

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