Even though the technology has been in use for decades, IR blasters are a key part of today's smart TVs and will be for years to come. Here's why.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've grown a little spoiled. At some point during the progression of televisions and media devices, remote controls went from infrared ...

Infra-red (IR) remotes are great, unless you’re in a hackerspace that’s full of crazy blinking lights and random IR emissions of all kinds. Then, they’re just unreliable. Some smart folks at Metalab ...

While conventional televisions are controlled using a physical remote, a feature on smartphones known as IR blaster has made this hardware somewhat obsolete, thanks to the best universal tv remote app ...

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: ...

There have been more and more remote control apps coming out for the Android platform as of late, and it should come as no surprise as the hardware inside most or all devices these days almost begs ...