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 ...

Bluetooth may seem the obvious next step in the remote's evolution, but there are reasons that infrared hasn't died out.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of infrared (IR) receiver modules for IR remote ...

Vishay Intertechnology is introducing a series of infrared receiver modules for IR remote control applications. With modulation frequency acceptance from 30 kHz to 68 kHz, devices in the TSOP15300 ...

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 ...

My laptop (Toshiba Satellite 1950) has a built in IR Port and I was wondering if software is available that will learn commands from any remote and translate those commands into keystrokes or program ...

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, ...

Installing an IR (infrared) remote control app on my Symbian-powered Nokia 6600 and then using it to control my flat-screen CRT Samsung TV was one of those “the future is now” moments where I realized ...