The SofaBaton X2 is a new-generation universal remote that turns both hardware craftsmanship and IR performance up to eleven.

The new hotness in consumer electronics might be RF remotes based on protocols like Bluetooth Low Energy, but there’s still plenty of life left in the classic infrared remote. Especially with projects ...

The main aim of this circuit is to design and demonstrate a simple 5 channel remote control system to drive five loads. The circuit works on the principle of IR communication. This article is aimed to ...

Depressing a button on a modern Consumer IR, CIR, remote control causes a 940nm LED to blink. As the LED toggles a pulse stream of infrared light is generated. The pulse stream is a pattern which ...

Sometimes, you look around at all these gadgets and in a rare moment of inspiration or madness, you look at them all a little different??? connected in a way they are currently not, but perhaps should ...

Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC) allows you to use inexpensive hardware to control your Linux PC with a TV remote control. Why would you want to control your PC with a TV remote control? A number ...

Buy one of these 10 best smartphones with infrared blaster and remote control functionality and you will never have to look for your remote controller again. If you didn’t own a mobile phone 10 years ...

Last week I mentioned a piece of equipment in my TV cabinet that I’d like to tell you about — an infrared repeater. Sounds like some kind of space heater. But it allows your home theater or stereo ...

Hi,<BR><BR>First post. (Be gentile)<BR><BR>I've put together a system to be the family HTPC. Specs below. It was running Vista OK but like most people I freaking hate Vista so I switched to the Win7 ...