Turns out, dumb devices were never the problem.

What is an IR Blaster and How Does it Work? An IR blaster is a hardware component in some smartphones that allows the device to emulate an infrared remote control, enabling it to control various ...

You'd think a remote control technology that was first introduced in the 1980s would be completely obsolete by now. But infrared (IR) remotes are still very much kicking half a century later, despite ...