TCI Dog Remote

Kid Control, by design, received only eight networks - seven cable and PBS. The networks, all suitable for youngsters, were programmed into the remote and identified by their logos. So pint-sized channel surfers could click from Disney to Nickelodeon to the Cartoon Network to PBS, while they were shielded from the likes of Jenny Jones (a previous talk show host) or afternoon soaps. The Kid Control product snared some attention because it has the backing of Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI), in 1995 the then nation's biggest cable operator and an industry pacesetter. In fact, the idea was the brainchild of a TCI executive who saw it as a way to spruce up cable's image, appeal to parents and, not incidentally, get kids into the habit of watching cable. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab

本数据集涉及的儿童管控设备（Kid Control）经预设仅支持八个播出平台——七个有线电视平台及美国公共广播电视公司（PBS）。所有适配儿童观看的平台均预先录入该遥控器，并以各自的台标作为标识。因此，小朋友们可轻松切换频道，从迪士尼（Disney）、尼克国际儿童频道（Nickelodeon）、卡通频道（Cartoon Network）直至PBS，同时自动屏蔽诸如前脱口秀主持人珍妮·琼斯（Jenny Jones）主持的节目或日间肥皂剧等不适内容。这款儿童管控设备之所以获得一定关注，是因为它得到了美国电信通信公司（Tele-Communications Inc.，简称TCI）的支持——1995年，该公司是当时全美最大的有线电视运营商，亦是行业领军者。事实上，这一创意源自一名TCI高管的构想，他认为该设备既能改善有线电视行业的公众形象、吸引家长群体，还能顺带培养儿童观看有线电视的收视习惯。数据来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab