Why Remotes were called clickers
“Pass me the clicker”
My grandfather used to say that when he wanted us to pass him the remote. I never understood why he called it a ‘clicker’. They didn’t click.
But I later found out that they used too.
Here’s a great article on the Zenith Space Command – a remote that didn’t need batteries, infrared, nor even line of sight to the TV. Instead, it worked on sound.