We often take modern conveniences like keyless entry and automatic garage doors for granted, but residents of North Olmsted, Ohio, just experienced what it is like to have both of those features taken away without warning.
As WKYC reports, city residents have been dealing with a truly bizarre phenomenon in recent weeks, with car key fobs and garage door openers dying seemingly out of nowhere. Nothing seemed to fix the problem, and after weeks of investigating it became clear that something was creating a strong radio signal in the same frequency as is often used by such devices.
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Crazy inventor froze an entire neighborhood’s garage doors and key fobs on accident originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 6 May 2019 at 20:08:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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