This receiver/decoder forms part of a simple mains network remote control system, which also includes the ‘Mains Remote Transmitter’ and the ‘Mains Remote Encoder’. The decoder is built around IC1, ...

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The <b>Logitech Harmony Smart Control</b> is a unique universal-remote system that makes it possible to control eight devices — including the PS3 and Wii — using your iPhone or Android phone or the ...

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Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless television remote control, once said that “the flush toilet may have been the most civilized invention ever devised, but the remote control is the ...