The Grundig 8-in-1 was a chunk of industrial design that felt like a tool, not a toy. Unlike the sleek, silver sci-fi props from Sony, the Grundig was typically a matte, dark charcoal gray or deep black. It was long, slightly wedge-shaped, and heavy enough to survive a drop onto a tile floor—a common occurrence during the inevitable argument over what to watch.
By the early 2000s, the Grundig 8-in-1 began to fade. The rise of all-in-one home theater systems and, later, HDMI-CEC (where devices talk to each other via the HDMI cable) made the universal remote less essential. Grundig itself struggled, selling its consumer electronics division to Turkish company Beko in 2004.
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The Grundig 8-in-1 was a chunk of industrial design that felt like a tool, not a toy. Unlike the sleek, silver sci-fi props from Sony, the Grundig was typically a matte, dark charcoal gray or deep black. It was long, slightly wedge-shaped, and heavy enough to survive a drop onto a tile floor—a common occurrence during the inevitable argument over what to watch.
By the early 2000s, the Grundig 8-in-1 began to fade. The rise of all-in-one home theater systems and, later, HDMI-CEC (where devices talk to each other via the HDMI cable) made the universal remote less essential. Grundig itself struggled, selling its consumer electronics division to Turkish company Beko in 2004. grundig 8 in 1 remote control
Prologue: The Curse of the Coffee Table