The universal clicker. No doubt.
Key Features and Benefits:
Law & Order: When I think of all the times my brother and busted the TV knob fighting over what channel to watch …let alone when a parent walked in and changed it…chaos. Now complete control lies in the highest-ranking family member, and control can be delegated to the next-in-command when they leave. Lesser-ranking family members can either quietly grouse or get up and watch something on their tiny phone. Either way, a peaceful viewing session results.
Compatible with a sedentary lifestyle: Pshaw to all those health gurus who claim that getting off your duff and breaking a sweat for an hour a day will give you another Christmas or two. Now you can sit in Homer Simpson-esque style in that big depression on the couch in the shape of your butt and lazily channel surf while working on that 64oz Cheetos drum from Costco. What could be better?
Simplify, simplify, simplify: In keeping with Thoreau’s exhortation, no need to have one clicker for the DVD player, another for the TV, yet another for the cable box and (going really old school) a 4th for the VCR player. With the universal remote, all that power in one hand…James T. Kirk coulda used one, in addition to the universal translator.
A good night’s rest: Whether you fall asleep on the couch after the big game in a puddle of drool, or in your own bed while binging on a series, nothing breaks the rhythm of sleep like getting up and shutting off the tube. Now with a simple weak upswing of the hand and a touch of the finger, you’re plunged into quiet and darkness, leading to the rest you deserve. Ahhh.
Family time: Nothing like a good crisis to bring the crew together. Simply remove the clicker from the room when there’s no one around, and watch how the panic builds when someone wants to watch something. Simmering rivalries and petty arguments are forgotten as a frantic search results. Ares of the carpet that have not seen daylight for a year will be exposed as furniture is moved…a quick vacuuming here is beneficial. Finally when everyone’s on the verge of tears, you can look in some spot that’s already been check thrice before…”Uh! HERE it is!” and be the hero…for an hour at least. Be sure to call in any favors during this honeymoon period.
My little corner of the world 