Confusing to set up and use. Can’t learn missing IR commands. Voice function is still very limited. When Logitech signaled the end of the universal remote era by announcing the death of its Harmony ...

A Home Assistant integration for the Haptique Extender (KINCONY KC868-AG) device, enabling comprehensive infrared (IR) remote control management directly from Home Assistant. This integration provides ...

SeeedStudio sent us a tiny Smart IR Remote hub for review: XIAO Smart IR Mate, or XIAO IR Mate for short. At first glance, it looks like any other WiFi IR blasters, but what makes it interesting is ...

Over on his YouTube channel [Electronic Wizard] has released a video that explains how infrared (IR) remote controllers work: IR Remote Controllers protocol: 101 to advanced. This video covers the NEC ...

Today’s IR-based remote controls have little resemblance to their predecessors; it took the convergence of unrelated advances to get us here. Part 1 examined dead-end precursors to our present-day ...

Today’s IR-based remote controls have little resemblance to their predecessors; it took the convergence of unrelated advances to get us here. We take the ubiquitous infrared-based (IR) remote control ...

What is an IR Blaster and How Does it Work? An IR blaster is a hardware component in some smartphones that allows the device to emulate an infrared remote control, enabling it to control various ...

If you give a kid a remote control car, it’s pretty much a given they’re going to love it. But these toys have a bad reputation for breaking, and it can be difficult to tell upfront what you’re in for ...