The Clapper was a smart home gadget – and a hit with viruses

Clap your hands. Applause. Well, like, Clap your hands, stop for half a beat but not anymore because maybe it will stop hearing you, clap again because you waited too long, clap loud and fast, which didn’t work, clap twice, and suddenly: pa. The Clapper didn’t always work – and even if it did, it could set your weapons on fire in the process – but it did manage to hit a lot.

Get started this part of Ancient History, we tell the story of The Clapper, from its beginnings as The Great American Turn-On to its beginnings. large advertising campaigns all the time. SeasideDavid Pierce and Victoria Song are included Allison Marshauthor and professor at The University of South Carolina, to research the history of the device and its legacy, and try to find out once and for all if this was good or a good trade.

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