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PRESS RELEASES
October 22, 2004:
Due to the unexpected popularity of TV-B-GoneTM
universal remote controls, we've sold out of all of our stock in the 2 days that the website was up.
We have ordered more of our gizmos built by our manufacturer, and are now waiting for them.
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Here are a few of the stories and controversy generated since our first day of release (since October 19, 2004):
The fantastic Wired.com
article
yesterday about TV-B-GoneTM triggered a huge amount of
excitement and fascination about TV-B-GoneTM
remote controls around the country! So much so, that people came in droves to our website, eventually
shutting it down due to excessive web traffic.
To prevent our website from shutting down again in this way, sorry to say, we had to temporarily
remove the cool TV-B-Gone video.
NPR's All Things Considered interviewed Cornfield Electronic's president,
and inventor of the TV-B-Gone remote control, Mitch Altman.
You can listen to that interview.
AP also interviewed Cornfield Electronic's president,
and inventor of the TV-B-Gone remote control, Mitch Altman.
You can read to that interview.
Gizmodo.com
provided a would-be
detractor's view,
but actually alerted some people to the existance of
TV-B-GoneTM universal remote controls,
some of whom came to our website and ordered a TV-B-GoneTM remote for themselves.
seattlepi
ananova
Digital-Lifestyles
BBC
International Herald Tribune
Independent
filmfodder
ABC
Herald Sun
CBC
CNET News.com
Network World Fusion
CBS
KESQ
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: October 19, 2004
TV-B-GoneTMuniversal
remote control
New Key chain Tech Gadget Turns Off Any Television
What: TV-B-GoneTM
universal remote controls, is an amazing small
handheld new gadget that has the power to turn off virtually any
television set.
How: TV-B-GoneTM universal
remote controls generates the 'off' power codes for every
model of US, Asian and European televisions. Hangs discreetly
on a keychain.
Why: Because a tv that is powered on is like second-hand
smoke. It fills the room with its sights and sounds, impinging
on everyone in the room. If someone were smoking a cigar in a
public place, you would probably leave or ask them to extinguish
it. With TV-B-GoneTM, you have
the power to turn any tv off, with others' approval.
Who: TV-B-GoneTM universal
remote controls is produced by Cornfield Electronics,
Inc., a San Francisco technology firm. 'I consider TV-B-Gone
a personal safety device,' says inventor Mitch Altman.
Can TV-B-Gone hurt my TV? TV-B-GoneTM
is just a remote control. It works on the same principle as your
tv's remote control. It cannot hurt your tv or anyone else's tv.
What's different about TV-B-GoneTM?
Other universal remotes turn off the television, but they can
cost up to $250 because they also turn on the television and adjust
its settings. TV-B-GoneTM costs
only $14.99 and only provides the most important remote control
function: the OFF switch.
How can I get one? TV-B-GoneTM
is available by mail order on the internet at www.TVBGone.com
and in selected retail locations stores.
Cornfield Electronics, Inc., based in San Francisco, is dedicated
to the use of technology for something useful. TV-B-GoneTM
is our first product and is, in fact, one of the first truly useful
uses of technology. We hope you will enjoy it, as well as the vast
amount of energy that it opens up in your life. Mitch Altman,
Inventor
Contact -- please email: press23@CornfieldElectronics.com
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