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My OnePlus 13 Has This Amazing Feature That More Android Phones Really Need

I switch phones quite frequently. My current favorite is the OnePlus 13 because in addition to packing exceptional hardware, it also offers a decades-old feature: an IR blaster. I find this ...
Android Authority

This Kickstarter project turns your smartphone or tablet into a universal remote, no IR blaster needed

The dawn of the Internet of Things is upon us. However, even if household appliances and everyday objects are increasingly becoming connected, not all devices are already capable of connecting to the ...
Ars Technica

Is Samsung the only mfr to include an IR blaster on a tablet?

My bone stock Samsung tab shit the bed during a pushed f/w update. I'm disinclined to buy another Samsung but do like their Watch On app. What other brand incorporates IR? Thanks.
Android

Amazon's Fire TV Blaster Helps Alexa Control Even More Home Devices

Amazon’s latest hardware product is the Fire TV Blaster. Priced at $34.99, the Amazon Fire TV Blaster improves IR control for an existing setup. Unlike other Amazon Fire TV devices, the Amazon IR ...
Engadget

HD 101: IR blasters, HDMI-CEC, RS-232 and IP control

You'd be hard pressed to find a TV without some sort of extra box attached to it these days -- and with each box comes another remote. The sad part is it doesn't have to be this way, nope, the ...
Android

OnePlus 12 to include a feature many Xiaomi phones have

The OnePlus 12 will include a feature, or should we say a sensor, that many Xiaomi phones have. What are we talking about? Well, an IR blaster. OnePlus, OPPO, and BOE announced a new display yesterday ...