We've grown a little spoiled. At some point during the progression of televisions and media devices, remote controls went from infrared sensors that required a direct line-of-sight between the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...