Whether you want to spin up your own custom universal remote or create a beefed up version of the TV-B-Gone, this open source effort is a great place to start. The original TinyRemote.

The remote control must be in the direct line of sight when the IR is blast to the receiver. The pulse stream shown in Figure 2, has four parts: Lead-in, Command, Address, and Lead-out (not shown).

We’ve featured loads of IR Arduino projects and they are all exciting and unique. The projects spring from a specific need or problem where a custom infrared remote control is the solution. [… ...

HARRISON, NY, Feb. 14, 2008 — Universal Remote Control, Inc. (URC), the leader in remote control design and manufacturing for home and professional entertainment systems, has launched a new improved ...

See Wi-Fi remote control. High-End IR Remote The MX-850 from Universal Remote Control transmits IR and RF simultaneously. High-end remotes such as this use multiple IR transmitters for broad coverage.