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 ...

Most consumer remote controls operate using infrared light. This works well assuming the piece of equipment has a line of sight to the remote. But if you have, say a receiver in a cabinet or closet, ...

One of the two key “cons” in my review was that the $230 Hue Play HDMI Sync Box, which I otherwise praised as the best way to make your lights pulse in sync with your TV, didn’t ship with a remote, ...

While conventional televisions are controlled using a physical remote, a feature on smartphones known as IR blaster has made this hardware somewhat obsolete, thanks to the best universal tv remote app ...

Turns out, dumb devices were never the problem.

What is an IR Blaster and How Does it Work? An IR blaster is a hardware component in some smartphones that allows the device to emulate an infrared remote control, enabling it to control various ...

You'd think a remote control technology that was first introduced in the 1980s would be completely obsolete by now. But infrared (IR) remotes are still very much kicking half a century later, despite ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've grown a little spoiled. At some point during the progression of televisions and media devices, remote controls went from infrared ...

A very simple device allowing a quick check of common Infra-red Remote-Controls can be useful to the electronics amateur, frequently asked to repair or test these ubiquitous devices. A reliable ...

Infrared remote controllers are everywhere around us. The majority of home appliances are controlled using infrared remote controls. In this article/video, we will learn how to build a device that can ...

Here's what happens when you try and plug a long-forgotten HP Windows Media Center remote receiver into various modern gizmos ...