Trivia: What 1950s innovation was first introduced as the Flashmatic?
Wireless remote control
Microwave oven
Refrigerator light
Instant camera
The correct answer is Wireless remote control
So why is this answer correct? : Although wired remote controls like the “Lazy Bones” already existed at the time, manufacturer Zenith cut the cord in 1955 by using the power of light. Audiences would aim the Flashmatic, a device similar to a ray gun, at receptors in the corners of the screen to adjust their TV sets. Zenith soon pulled the plug on the Flashmatic because other lights in the home accidentally made the television change channels.