What was the name of a TV device from the 90's used for trivia/sports?

April 16, 2013 9:38 PM

In the late 80's early 90's there was a device you could use while watching television. From what I remember, this device required some type of subscription and allowed you to play along while watching game shows and sporting events. It was black, had buttons on the sides, and a basic LED screen in the middle with an extendable radio antenna. Does anyone know what this device was? What the name of it was?
posted by blueplasticfish to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

WebTV let you play along with some game shows, but that was ten years later.
posted by w0mbat at 9:49 PM on April 16, 2013

You Don't Know Jack?
posted by LukeLockhart at 10:55 PM on April 16, 2013

There was something called the "Interactive Game Network" in 1989-90 that sounds like this. More here and here.
posted by Knappster at 10:56 PM on April 16, 2013 [2 favorites]