Most consumer remote controls operate using infrared light. This works well assuming the piece of equipment has a line of sight to the remote. But if you have, say a receiver in a cabinet or closet, ...

I have a 3 HP (will post manufacturer later, if it matters) garage door opener with a very simple RF receiver tacked onto the back. House came like this. I don't know who did this. There are three ...

A few weeks ago we covered a (probably) bogus post about controlling a TV with the IR from a flame. That got us thinking about what the real origin of the remote control was. We knew a story about the ...

Making IR great again!