YAKIMA, Wash. -- First released in 1985, the iconic invention “the Clapper” allowed users to activate appliances using sequences of claps. The Clapper responded to human prompts, turning lights, ...

If there was one gift Sandy Frerking wanted more than anything in 1988, it was the Clapper. With two quick claps, she would be able to turn on (or turn off) her television, or stereo, or lamp, just ...

The Clapper™ is a miracle of the 1980s, turning lights and TVs on and off with the simple clap of the hands, and engraving itself into the collective human unconsciousness with a little jingle that ...

Maybe it was the impending new year and all that Auld Lang Syne-ing, but sometime in early December I started to get those pangs of nostalgia for the Old Ways. The past, of course, always looks ...

You may remember the infamous Clapper...clap on, clap off… Well, now it comes with upgrades! But will it get a round of applause? The instructions are simple -- two ...

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Anyone who has seen a movie being shot would be familiar with the clapper board which marks the start of a particular shooting sequence. There isn’t anything too special with such clapper boards ...