In this week's installment of 🚀 cutting-edge technology insights, behold the miraculous time machine: floppy disks as the ultimate TV remote for kids. 🤯 Because clearly, navigating a labyrinth of apps on a modern remote is so last century, and nothing screams "child-friendly" like a relic from the 1980s. 😂
https://blog.smartere.dk/2026/01/floppy-disks-the-best-tv-remote-for-kids/ #cuttingEdgeTech #timeMachine #floppyDisks #TVRemote #childFriendly #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids

https://blog.smartere.dk/2026/01/floppy-disks-the-best-tv-remote-for-kids/

#HackerNews #FloppyDisks #TVRemote #KidsTech #RetroGaming

#GratisApp #TVRemote #Android Die „Stick – Remote Control TV Pro“ verwandelt dein Smartphone in eine Universal‑Fernbedienung für viele Smart‑TVs und Streaming‑Sticks – aktuell kostenlos statt ca. 2,99 US‑Dollar im Google Play Store.

https://www.harris-blog.de/stick-remote-control-tv-pro-aktuell-kostenlos-im-google-play-store-sichern/

🚀✨ "Breaking news: someone reinvented the TV remote of the 90s using a Raspberry Pi! 🎉 Because, you know, having no control over what trash '90s sitcom you watch next is the #nostalgia trip we’ve all been waiting for. 📺🕰️"
https://quarters.captaintouch.com/blog/posts/2025-09-20-tv-time-machine-a-raspberry-pi-that-plays-random-90s-tv.html #RaspberryPi #TVremote #90sSitcoms #TechInnovation #HackerNews #ngated

Don't forget about the needle nose pliers 😋

#TVRemote #13Channels #TV #NTSC

I should fasten my remote controls to a bit of elastic and put it through my sleeves like a kid's mittens

#TVRemote.

RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/NullTheFool/statuses/113550065246270823

Say goodbye to lost TV remotes with TV Remote for your iPhone! 📺

Launch apps, switch channels and control from Widgets or Apple Watch 🤩

Create the remote you want with custom layouts & themes 🎨

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Day 12 - Remote

This one is monster high inspired.

#Inktober2024 #RemoteControlArt #TVRemote #InktoberRemote #LivingRoomVibes #ChannelSurfing #ArtChallenge #InkArt #DrawingPrompt #Illustration

I just put an Air Tag on my tv remote because that’s where my life is currently at.
#tvaddict #tvremote #roku #lowpoint

"Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) is a feature of HDMI designed to control HDMI connected devices by [using any remote control] ;... For example, [the dpad on a] TV remote can also control a [fire stick, roku, chromecast with google tv, google tv streamer, etc...]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Control

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#tv
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weird but cool idea: authentication for IR remotes

#security #auth #authentication #ir #remote #tvremote #mediaberry

Sometimes lower tech is actually brilliant. Amazing that they thought to use essentially a mini ultrasound piano as a remote control. #retrotech
The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ #TVremote were a mechanical marvel - #TheVerge
https://www.theverge.com/23810061/zenith-space-command-remote-control-button-of-the-month

Hackaday Prize 2023: OMOTE Universal Remote https://hackaday.com/2023/07/15/hackaday-prize-2023-omote-universal-remote/ #homeentertainmenthacks #2023HackadayPrize #TheHackadayPrize #remotecontrol #TVremote

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Vintage Remote Control Gets Bluetooth Upgrade

This swanky Magnavox remote is old enough to predate the use of infrared, and actually relies on ultrasound to communicate with the television. It's a neat conversation starter, but not terribly useful today. Which is why [Chad Lawson] decided to gut the original electronics and replace it with a Adafruit Feather 32u4 Bluefruit LE that can actually talk to modern devices.

We know, we know. Some in the audience will probably take offense to such a cool gadget being unceremoniously torn apart, but to be fair, [Chad] does say he has a second one that will remain in its original state. Plus a quick check on eBay shows these old remotes don't seem to be particularly rare or valuable. In fact, after some browsing through the recently concluded auctions, we're fairly sure he paid $27 USD for both of these remotes.

Anyway, [Chad] found that a piece of perfboard in his collection just happened to be nearly the same size as the PCB from the remote, which made the rest of the conversion pretty straightforward. He simply had to mount tactile switches on one side of the perfboard so the remote's original buttons would hit them when pressed, and then wire those to the Adafruit on the other side. We know there's a 3.7 V 500 mAh pouch battery in there someplace as well, though it's not immediately clear where he hid it in the images.

The code [Chad] came up with tells the Adafruit to mimic a Bluetooth Human Interface Device (HID) and send standard key codes to whatever device pairs with it. That makes it easy to use as a media remote on the computer, for example. We've seen something similar done with the ESP32, if you've already got one in the parts bin and are looking to revamp a remote control of your own.

At the end of the write-up, [Chad] mentions he may try developing an ultrasonic receiver that can pick up the signals from the unmodified remote control. That would be a nice way to bring this whole thing full circle, and should appease even the most hardcore vintage remote control aficionados.

#classichacks #peripheralshacks #bluetooth #humaninterfacedevice #tvremote #ultrasonic #vintagehardware

Comcast TV Remote Hack Opens Homes to Snooping - Researchers disclosed the 'WarezTheRemote' attack, affecting Comcast's XR11 voice remote control. https://threatpost.com/comcast-tv-remote-homes-snooping/159899/ #internetofthings #vulnerabilities #wareztheremote #vulnerability #comcastxr11 #cyberattack #tvremote #comcast #hacks #hack #iot #rf