It has consumer IR and I’d like to make a universal remote out of it without 3rd party software, more as a learning exercise. However, I got blocked on my learning, due to the unknown of how to ...

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 ...

The infrared remote control might not hold the seat of honor in the average home theater setup that it once enjoyed, but it’s not quite out to pasture yet. After all, ...

Making this tougher for those interested in creating an iPhone/iPod touch IR remote is that dedicated alternatives such as Logitech’s Harmony remotes are much easier to set up, provide greater ...

The remote control measures 7.48-inches tall, 1.81-inches wide, and 0.59-inches deep, weighing roughly 4 ounces. The accompanying Hub is a compact cube, each side measuring 3.94-inches with a ...

This week's How-To is a fun one, we take an iPod and turn it in to a universal infrared remote control which can be used to control all your home electronic equipment, or just about anything that ...

Apple's IR Remote may stop working for a number of reasons, either because the device itself is not functioning correctly or because the computer cannot pair with the device.

An IR repeater system takes Infrared (IR) light coming from your remote controller and converts it to an electrical signal that can be easily distributed over electrical wiring to one or more IR ...

Operation of the remote control is indicated by the buzzer making a chattering noise. The circuit is very sensitive and has a range of several metres. The TSOP1738 integrated IR receiver accepts, ...

You might want to check that out.<br><br>To answer your question, in the past I have been able to wake the HTPC with the IR remote but under Win7 it apparently dies before going to sleep because ...