White Dot
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White Dot is an anti-television organisation based in the UK
. It encourages people to not watch television, and also to switch off televisions in cafés and pubs with devices such as the TV-B-Gone
. It also organises what it calls zocalo
(a Mexican term for a town square) events where people are requested to turn off their televisions, go outside and talk to their neighbours.
The organisation is named after the white dot that appeared in the middle of old CRT
television screens when switched off--as the capacitors discharged, the cathode ray would continue to emit electrons although no longer being controlled horizontally or vertically.
White Dot is based in the area around Brighton
in England
. It is a member of the US-based TV turnoff
organisation.
It is a part of an anti-television movement. It is associated with Cornfield electronics, the manufacturer of TV-B-Gone, and has published two books- Get A Life! The Little Red Book of White Dot, and Spy TV: About Interactive Television.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It encourages people to not watch television, and also to switch off televisions in cafés and pubs with devices such as the TV-B-Gone
TV-B-Gone
TV-B-Gone is a type of simple universal remote control device for turning off a large majority of the current available brands of television sets. It was created to allow people in a public place to turn off nearby television sets. Its inventor has referred to it as "an environmental management...
. It also organises what it calls zocalo
Zócalo
The Zócalo is the main plaza or square in the heart of the historic center of Mexico City. The plaza used to be known simply as the "Main Square" or "Arms Square," and today its formal name is Plaza de la Constitución...
(a Mexican term for a town square) events where people are requested to turn off their televisions, go outside and talk to their neighbours.
The organisation is named after the white dot that appeared in the middle of old CRT
Cathode ray tube
The cathode ray tube is a vacuum tube containing an electron gun and a fluorescent screen used to view images. It has a means to accelerate and deflect the electron beam onto the fluorescent screen to create the images. The image may represent electrical waveforms , pictures , radar targets and...
television screens when switched off--as the capacitors discharged, the cathode ray would continue to emit electrons although no longer being controlled horizontally or vertically.
White Dot is based in the area around Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a member of the US-based TV turnoff
TV turnoff
Screen-Free Week is an annual event where children, families, schools and communities are encouraged to turn off screens and "turn on life"...
organisation.
It is a part of an anti-television movement. It is associated with Cornfield electronics, the manufacturer of TV-B-Gone, and has published two books- Get A Life! The Little Red Book of White Dot, and Spy TV: About Interactive Television.