(InfraRed remote control) A handheld, wireless device used to operate audio, video and other electronic equipment within a room using light signals in the infrared (IR) range. Infrared light requires ...

The use of radio frequency tech in remote controls for everything from smart TVs and BluRay players to gaming devices will see a huge uptick compared with infrared-based controls. Fewer people will ...

Usually new technologies are quickly adopted, especially for consumer electronics. If it's new and cool, consumers want it. Now. However, once in a while, old technologies linger even though better ...

You'd think a remote control technology that was first introduced in the 1980s would be completely obsolete by now. But infrared (IR) remotes are still very much kicking half a century later, despite ...

Next Generation Home Products LLC, an innovative provider of unique product solutions for the a/v markets, announced that the company has achieved a significant sales milestone. As of February 2009, ...

It's not a new idea; a lot of other people have thought of it. Unfortunately, AFAIK it's not possible, and even if it were, the IR port on your notebook likely wouldn't be powerful enough to go beyond ...