The TV-B-Gone is a well known piece of kit in hacker circles: just point it at a noisy TV in a public space, hit the button, and one of the hundreds of IR remote codes for “Power Off” that it blinks ...

The infrared remote control might not hold the seat of honor in the average home theater setup that it once enjoyed, but it’s not quite out to pasture yet. After all, what are you going to use to stop ...

Launches New 1K and 2K Series for Low-cost Infrared Applications SAN JOSE, Calif. &#151 ZiLOG, Inc. has extended its Crimzon ZLR16300 Family of infrared MCUs to include 1KB and 2KB ROM memory options.

The non-obvious optical and RF challenges faced by IR-based remote-control links. How a new, tailored preamplifier addresses and minimizes these potential problems. The low-cost, infrared-based remote ...

I can't seem to find a program that will let me use my IR port on the laptop as a remote control for my TV, VCR and DVD player. Surely such a thing exists?

(InfraRed remote control) A handheld, wireless device used to operate audio, video and other electronic equipment within a room using light signals in the infrared (IR) range. Infrared light requires ...

An RF remote control addresses all the weaknesses of an IR device: There is no need to point the device at the appliance to be controlled, the communication link is two-way, and wireless connectivity ...