Windows used to have a remote - I decided to see what it can still do

Here's what happens when you try and plug a long-forgotten HP Windows Media Center remote receiver into various modern gizmos ...
Hackaday

Introducing Infrared Remote Control Protocols

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 ...
SlashGear

Why Do Some TV Remotes Still Use Infrared Technology?

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 ...
EDN

Arduino IR Proximity Sensor

I recently had to build an infrared close proximity sensor that could tell if something was dropped in a parcel delivery drop box. After some searching, I ended up using a microcontroller and a piece ...