(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 ...

Space Command used sounds at ultrasonic frequencies to control the set. It wasn’t until the 1980’s and the Viewstar cable box that infrared entered the picture. Remote controls spread like ...

Back when he was first starting out in electronics he built this infrared-controlled light switch that works with a standard TV remote control. [Vadim]’s first few projects ended up as parts for ...