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Word: sonuswitch (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Remote control by radio and light waves has come along to operate from afar everything from TV to garage doors. This week Sonus Corp. will add a new tone to remote control. It will start distributing the Sonuswitch, which is activated by sound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Products: A Clap of Light | 10/29/1965 | See Source »

Anything electric can be plugged into Sonuswitch. All one has to do to turn it on or off is to clap his hands twice, quickly and sharply. The claps trigger the switch-and presto! Or a dog whistle, provided with the $40 switch, can be blown twice. For Sonuswitch is trained to respond only to 14-kilocycle signals that occur twice in the space of half a second. A constant signal will not do it, and the company, which is primarily an acoustical research and development firm, claims that few stray sounds will accidentally trigger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Products: A Clap of Light | 10/29/1965 | See Source »

Lights, however, should be the most popular item to get Sonuswitching, the company figures. Travelers will be able to phone and turn the lights on at night to fool prowlers, then turn them off later on. And then, of course, there is always the predatory bachelor anxious for scientific help. With Sonuswitch, he never has to leave the couch. When he wants to turn off the light, all he has to do is clap his hands. There is still a handy riposte available for a quick-witted prey, however. She can slap him hard, twice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Products: A Clap of Light | 10/29/1965 | See Source »

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