TV-B-Gone

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TV-B-Gone is a type of simple but universal remote control device for turning off television sets. The device was designed to be able to turn off a large majority of the current available brands of television sets. It was created to allow people in a public place to turn off nearby television sets, presumably because the broadcast was distracting them from other activities. The device is part of a key-chain, and, like other remote devices, is battery-powered. Although it can require up to 69 seconds for the device to find the proper code for a particular television, the most popular TVs turn off in the first few seconds.

TV-B-Gone was invented by Mitch Altman, who started Cornfield Electronics to release it.

See also: White Dot