I mean, all those joysticks and buttons and stuff can get confusing. So, to take the guesswork out of the play process, the Infrared Tracker Remote Control Car was developed.

The other requirements for the project were to use a microcontroller and to keep it simple. [Vadim] chose an ATtiny2313 to handle the RC-5 IR protocol and switch the light.

You already have a remote control with keypad and IR light. Hack that to talk to a microcontroller which would control the servo and the IR light. And there you go. A useless but fun hack (hint hint).

Depressing a button on a modern Consumer IR, CIR, remote control causes a 940nm LED to blink. As the LED toggles a pulse stream of infrared light is generated. The pulse stream is a pattern which ...

Denon Electronics today announced the upcoming introduction of two innovative devices — the RC-7000CI — Infrared (IR) / Radio Frequency (RF) Remote Control (SRP: $299.99) and RC-7001RCI RF/IR Remote ...

SFH505A made by Siemens combine infrared diode receiver, amplifier, demodulator and a filter band pass for minimizing interferences. This circuit works together with this infrared transmitter. The ...

Now infrared blasters are making a comeback, and all because of their neat feature. You can use the infrared blaster to control your TV. Of course, we are talking about modern TVs.

So, I really think it's time that TV makers ditch IR technology, or at the very least move over to something better while leaving IR as the fallback option. What Is IR, and Why Wa ...