The first home video game system had a lot of the right ideas, just not at the right time Drew Robarge The Magnavox Odyssey with its cover box, controllers, and carts. (2006.0102.08) NMAH In September ...

This swanky Magnavox remote is old enough to predate the use of infrared, and actually relies on ultrasound to communicate with the television. It’s a neat conversation starter, but not terribly ...

For the increasing ranks of cord-cutters -- those ditching cable or satellite TV -- there are more options than ever before for streaming video. But free, over-the-air TV often comes with a big caveat ...

If someone asked you to name the very first video game console, what would you say? The Nintendo Entertainment System? No, that launched in 1983, well into the game industry's life. The Atari 2600?

Forty years ago, Magnavox lifted the veil on the world’s first commercial video game console, the Odyssey. Designed to work with a home TV set, the Odyssey blazed a trail that every game console ...

The Odyssey pre-dates Space Invaders by six years and its controllers were suitably alien: huge boxes with two knobs to adjust your horizontal and vertical position. Ah, the 1970s. A decade of ...

While there was an optional AC power cord available for purchase separately, Magnavox expected that most consumers would power the Odyssey using six C batteries that were included with the system.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. When most people think about the ...

The Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision Videodisc Player was a “record player that produces beautiful sound and pictures” through your TV. Released in 1978, Magnavision 8000 was the first ...