Eugene Polley , inventor of the wireless TV remote , dies at 96 . Score: 7 ` It used a flashlight-like device to activate photocells on the television , '' Zenith says .
Eugene Polley , inventor of the wireless TV remote , dies at 96 . Polley worked for Zenith when he created the `` Flash-Matic '' remote . `` It used a flashlight-like device to activate photocells on the television , '' Zenith says .