Fun:Remote viewing
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Remote viewing refers to special circumstances when the TV remote is in your line of sight. If it is not, odds are it is lost.
The need for a remote was born at the same moment as the first TV was invented. Aknowledging the future importance of Remote viewing, the new technology was called Television, which is a direct translation from Greek of Remote viewing. It was already understood in those times, and nowadays use of a TV is virtually impossible without a remote.