TV remotes still use infrared because it’s cheap, universal, and reliable. Remotes often use IR for basic functions and ...

For today's how-to we spent some time rummaging around in our parts box to build a serial IR remote interface for our PC. We took a few pieces from various designs to come up our own, built ...

How did we do this? Basically, we "recorded" the "sounds" an infrared remote makes on a PC and then put them on an iPod as songs. Adding a special sound-to-IR converter then turns those sounds ...

For remote controls, almost any "universal" infrared remote control can be made to work with LIRC. The only brand of remote control that is notorious for its problems and should be avoided is Bang & ...

An infrared receiver IC separates the modulated beam into a clean stream of 0s and 1s. The data stream is decoded by a microcontroller and sent to a computer over a USB connection.

There's actually intention to the streamer buttons on your TV remote. Changing out the standard options might not be on the ...

Turn on your Samsung TV using the power button on the TV or an already paired remote. Find the remote control sensor on the TV—it’s typically on the lower right side but may be at the bottom ...