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  2. Remote control - Wikipedia

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    Existing infrared remote controls can be used to control PC applications. [43] Any application that supports shortcut keys can be controlled via infrared remote controls from other home devices (TV, VCR, AC). [44] This is widely used [citation needed] with multimedia applications for PC based home theater systems. For this to work, one needs a ...

  3. RC-5 - Wikipedia

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    The RC-5 protocol was developed by Philips in the early 1980s as a semi-proprietary consumer IR remote control communication protocol for consumer electronics.It was subsequently adopted by most European manufacturers, as well as by many US manufacturers of specialty audio and video equipment.

  4. Acclaim Remote Controller - Wikipedia

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    The Acclaim Remote Controller and receiver for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Acclaim Remote Controller is a third party wireless game controller developed by Acclaim Entertainment Inc for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1989. This accessory used standard IR signals, commonly found in other remote controls of the time, to ...

  5. Infrared blaster - Wikipedia

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    An infrared blaster (IR blaster) is a device that relays commands from a remote control to one or more devices that require infra-red remote control. For instance, it may also allow radio-frequency-based (RF) remotes (including those using Bluetooth) to control infra-red-based components.

  6. DVD region code - Wikipedia

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    The eight regions each correspond to a value which is a power of 2: Region 1 corresponds to 1 (2 0), Region 2 to 2 (2 1), Region 3 to 4 (2 2), and so on through Region 8, which corresponds to 128 (2 7). The values of each region that the disc is not encoded for are added together to give the value in the file. For example, a disc that is ...

  7. PlayStation 2 accessories - Wikipedia

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    The DVD Remote Control is an infrared remote control for the PlayStation 2 designed to allow easier control of DVD movies. The first remote came bundled with an infrared receiver dongle (SCPH-10160) which attached to one of the PS2's controller ports; this dongle is not needed on later PS2 models (beginning from SCPH-500xx) and slimline PS2 ...

  8. Consumer IR - Wikipedia

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    Consumer IR, consumer infrared, or CIR is a class of devices employing the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum for wireless communications. [citation needed] CIR ports are commonly found in consumer electronics devices such as television remote controls, PDAs, laptops, computers, and video game controllers.

  9. Apple Remote - Wikipedia

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    The first three generations of Apple TV used the Apple Remote as their primary control mechanism. It has now been replaced with the Siri Remote in the fourth generation. Prior to the Apple Remote, Apple produced several nameless IR remotes for products such as the Macintosh TV, TV tuner expansion boards, and the PowerCD drive. [1] [2] [3]