• CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      Not a gimmick. It was great to control TVs, air conditioners, audio receivers, and even electronics projects using something like an arduino and an IR sensor. Such a shame that our smartphones have been stripped of so many features as companies have run out of good ideas to increase demand.

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        1 year ago

        I feel like the implementation was a bit gimmicky. I first used an IR transceiver as a remote on a late-model palm and the interface was much better than most apps I found on Android.

        I wonder if it would be possible to pack that functionality into a smart-watch

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      1 year ago

      I have one on my PoCo F3 (not old, 2021, a bomb phone when it went out, powerful as a S21 but half the price. It is still way faster than dozens of new cellphones.)

      I’m using the IR blaster for my AV receiver 🙂