Line #25 PlayingWith/PlugNPlayTechnology


1	'''Basic Trope''': An electronic gadget is upgraded with software, hardware or peripherals of different manufacture, and the new components work fine together with no integration issues.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice buys a Universal Remote[[TradeSnark ™]] which links up to her home computer, giving her full control over the computer using the remote right out of the box.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Alice's Universal Remote gives her full control of all the appliances in her home, right out of the box.
5	** Alice can control non-electronic devices with her Remote, like the deadbolt on her front door.
6	* '''Downplayed''': Alice is able to use the universal remote after a bit of setup. She never needs to do anything other than confirm the kind of device she wants to control with said gadget.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** The Universal Remote, as its name suggests, is specifically programmed to interact with a wide variety of electronic devices.
9	** There actually is a required integration procedure (such as entering a specific set of command codes), but the audience is not shown this for the sake of expediency.
10	** The Universal Remote includes a specialized AI and a "skeleton key" that imitates connectors - this handles all of the integration issues.
11	** The third-party upgrade is made specifically to enhance the device it's being used on, all issues were resolved before it was shipped out to stores.
12	* '''Inverted''':
13	** It is an incredibly complicated sequence just to get the universal remote working with a TV specifically listed as compatible.
14	** [[NoBackwardsCompatibilityInTheFuture Alice's old remote doesn't work with future TV models, even though it logically should.]]
15	* '''Subverted''': Alice's Universal Remote turns on Alice's computer, but will do no more.
16	* '''Double Subverted''': Until it does.
17	* '''Parodied''':
18	** Alice can control her ''garden rake'' using the Universal Remote.
19	** Alice uses the Universal Remote's built-in camera to take a snapshot of Bob, whereupon Alice can control Bob like a puppet.
20	* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice's Remote will control some basic functions of the computer (power on/off; mouse click; start menu) but not others (typing or web navigation).
21	* '''Averted''': Alice has no device with which to control her computer that it didn't come with originally.
22	* '''Enforced''':
23	** There used to be several remote sub-systems. It was found to contribute nothing but unnecessary frustration and was replaced with the Universal Remote for RuleOfFun.
24	** [=UniMote=] Ltd. included the (understandable) stipulation that the show [[ProductPlacement promotes their remote controls]] in their sponsor contract.
25	* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, that little remote can do anything, can't it?"
26	* '''Invoked''': A device intended for time travelers is specifically designed to deal with these comparability issues.
27	* '''Exploited''': Alice uses her Universal Remote to control ''other peoples''' Universal Remotes.
28	* '''Defied''': "Control all my appliances with ''one'' device? As if!" And she refuses to purchase it.
29	* '''Discussed''': "Too bad we don't have one of those Universal Remotes that could take control of Emperor Evulz's computer... er, do we, Alice?"
30	* '''Conversed''': "It's like one of those sci-fi movies where they find an alien computer that is auto-magically compatible with all our Earth technology."
31	* '''Deconstructed''': Electronics manufacturers are releasing system codes and software drivers to allow the Universal Remote to interact with their products, in deference to the Remote's rising popularity.
32	* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice pours gasoline into the battery compartment of her flashlight. It works to Bob's utter confusion.
33	* '''Played For Drama''': Power corrupts, and Alice finds herself SlowlySlippingIntoEvil as she takes control of the world's technology.
34	* '''Implied''': Alice is a PlayfulHacker who accesses more systems than should be possible, but it is not revealed how.
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