It is the practical benefits of infrared over wireless which see it retain its position as the mainstay sensing technology for remote control applications, say Masanori Tanimura and Raimund Wagner.

Quite often, the raison d’être for building a project is to learn and hone one’s skills. In which case it doesn’t matter if the end use seems a bit frivolous. [indiantinker] built BlueIR, a device to ...

As reported by Korean media(via Sina Technology) Professor Ha Jin-Yong of Sejong University said that he has developed a wireless charging technology and registered a patent locally. Apparently, it is ...

A button that stopped working has probably led to more than a few smashed remotes over the years. Fortunately [pescado99] has shared a beautifully simple cure for dead or dying remote buttons: ...

His paper, "Some Recent Advances in Indoor Broadband Infrared Wireless Communications," is co-authored by Dr. Svetla Jivkova, research associate. To use the Penn State signaling scheme, for example, ...

Infrared (IR) technology continues as a viable short-range wireless option. More than 700 million infrared (IR) receivers were shipped in 2010. While most of these devices are used for familiar remote ...

USB IR dongles almost cure PS3's universal-remote woes One of our original and most persistent gripes about the PS3 has been the lack of any sort of IR support that would allow you to program your ...