Even though the technology has been in use for decades, IR blasters are a key part of today's smart TVs and will be for years to come. Here's why.

One small purchase added multiple devices to my smart home setup.

Bond is a smart home accessory meant to help you add some Internet of Things utility to older devices that don’t have internet access. How? By learning the signals from your various remotes and ...

Despite its intention on transforming houses, the smart home boom came with one important caveat: To upgrade to the latest trend, people needed to buy entirely new gadgets. Thankfully, this ...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. extends its optoelectronics portfolio with the release of new high-speed infrared (IR) emitters in a 2 × 1.25 × 0.8-mm 0805 surface-mount package, claimed as the ...

The new method, which uses quantum dots, performs as well as or better than current infrared light sources while being much ...

Advances spark new generation of small, sensitive detectors and scanners. The U.S. Defense Department is developing miniaturized infrared detectors and sensors that do not require bulky cooling ...

Omnivision has introduced the new OV0TA1B monochrome (mono)/infrared (IR) CMOS image sensor, claiming it as the first and only solution that fits a 3-mm module Y dimension for smaller notebook ...

A new reconfigurable device that emits patterns of thermal infrared light in a fully controllable manner could one day make it possible to collect waste heat at infrared wavelengths and turn it into ...