West
Boylston, MA, USA (November 21, 2015) -- Ask TV-viewers to
comment on the remote controls provided by their cable company and
nearly everyone will tell you the same thing: "Too Many
Buttons!"
Many
of today's remotes resemble the cockpit of a jetliner and as remotes
have become more complex, seniors and the technically unsavvy long
for a "kinder, gentler" way to help avoid interruptions
when watching their favorite TV shows. Press one wrong button and
kablooey: the dreaded Blue Screen, a snow squall, HDMI-3 or a
program being broadcast in a strange-sounding foreign language!
Meet
the Solution to this Common, Frustrating Problem: BUTTON
BLOCKER® is a removable cover that
snaps onto standard issue pay-TV remote controls quickly &
easily. Its patent-pending design allows access to the subset of
buttons which are most commonly used and covers up the others- making
it impossible to press "wrong" buttons. It can be removed
and refitted in seconds. Easy-peasy.
Button
Blocker, LLC, is the single-product start-up located in West
Boylston, Massachusetts which manufactures, markets and sells the
device. Founder Jack McDaniel reports: "Every day millions of
viewers watching TV press one or more buttons out of sequence on
their remote which results in their TV becoming uncontrollable and
unwatchable. When this happens, the viewer is taken to a place from
which they are unfortunately unable to return. Feeling helpless, they
must place an embarrassing phone call to a family member or to
Customer Service at the cable company to help them "fix"
(reset) their TV. In a 2014 study, one out of six respondents
reported that when this happens, they become so frustrated and upset
that they stop watching TV."
McDaniel
explains: "With a Button
Blocker® fitted onto the remote, the user has
access to the buttons they want and need and not the ones they don't.
TV-viewing becomes infinitely more enjoyable because there are no
interruptions. It's a 'Set it & Forget It' type of deal".
The
device sells for about $10 and can be ordered though the company's
website. Button Blocker® makes a perfect holiday gift for loved ones
and family members. McDaniel says emotionally: "No one likes
seeing someone they care about struggle with something that should be
so simple."
Button
Blocker® is molded of unbreakable polycarbonate and is backed by an
unlimited lifetime warranty. Models are currently available for
Comcast, DirecTV and Charter Communications remote controls, with
other models to follow soon. Advance pre-orders for all models can be
placed on the company's website: http://www.buttonblocker.com.
For
further information or courtesy samples for evaluation, please
contact:
Jack
McDaniel, Founder
Button
Blocker, LLC
235
West Boylston St.
West
Boylston, MA 01583
(508)
835-9000 x 130
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