Ninja Remote
Recently I recieved one of the really cool items at ThinkGeek, a Ninja Remote. What this device does is allow control of pretty much any TV that is out there on the market, all in a very small size. Hold the mute button until the TV mutes, let go of the button and you have full control. Volume, Channels, and even the input. And best off all, it contains a off button to turn off the TV.
So, I was heading down to Fry's electronics to pick up an employment application, and I figured they would have a ton of TV's to play with. I walk up to the first one, a Mitsubishi, and took control. First I changed the channel to a cooking channel and turned up the volume really loud. Next I walked over to a row of TV's, all of them JVC. I waited until the TV muted, and once again I was in control. I took a step back, and hit the power button. Every TV just went off. I quickly turned them all back on, and walked on to where I saw an employee trying to sell a Sharp TV. Doing the same trick I had just done, I turned off 3 rows of TV's, about 24 total. I almost die of laughter as the guy looks dumbfounded. Poof and all the TV's were off. Out of nowhere I see some guy come with a voltmeter and he starts plugging it into the power outlets only to conclude that there is still power. (In this mean time I am walking around and have turned off yet another set of TV's) They are unplugging TV's and plugging them back in. Never touching the power button. As if I were an innocent bystander I walk over, hit the power button on one TV and on my remote and have them watch in astonishment as ALL the TV's turn back on. They thank me and I am on my way!
That little device is so much fun. It is awesomely small so most people won't even notice what is up, and thus the surprise of having the TV go off is awesome. One couple was looking at a REALLY sweet Samsung LCD TV and I turned it off. The guy had the remote in his hand but had not pressed any buttons, and he quickly hung the remote back on the TV in the holder and quickly walked off as if to say "T'was not my fault".
Yeah, great fun. Now I need to fill in that application and hopefully get employed :D
