Everything today has a remote and I for one am delighted by that. From the comfort of my arm chair I can control the world, and that’s without having to put up with what I call a sycophantic smartarse – and my technologically enthused great-niece refers to as ‘Alexa’.
But remotes are a bloody pain at times because…
They. All. Look. The. Same.
How often have I reached for the device to control the TV and found I was changing the temperature in the room instead?
I suggest standardised colour coding to avoid all possible confusion.
Black and white for the telly (obviously), red for the thermostat (self-explanatory), blue for the radio (get it?) and so on.
In the meantime, until the designers catch up to the needs of their customers, stick something on it yourself so you don’t wind up answering a call on your land-line by talking into your Amazon Fire Stick…
You can now have a collection of Granny’s inimitable insights of your very own in Granny Knows Best.
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