Eugene Polley should be ther most popular man on the planet. He left a legacy of leisure that billions of people lean upon each and every day, often for hours on end. Polley, a self-taught mechanical ...

The remote control has become a device that is equal parts practical and frustrating. Many gripe that their remotes have too many buttons and are easily misplaced, and it’s inconvenient to sit down in ...

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Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “Nothing between you and the set but space!” This was the slogan that Zenith Electronics Corporation used to market ...

Which came first: the TV, or complaining about what you're watching? For years, changing channels meant an arduous climb out of the La-Z-Boy, until electronics pioneer Zenith came to the rescue. The ...