From: richsulinengineer@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 2:32:14 AM UTC, palli...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Eli the Bearded wrote:   
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   > >   
   > > The pictures, it's noteworthy to say, make the device look like it has   
   > > been built into the case of a small flashlight, not a remote control.   
   > ** The IR LED is likely stronger than usual and needs to be focused to work   
   at long distance.   
   > > But are infra-red controlled speakers really common? I'd expect   
   > > bluetooth to be the protocol of choice and not easily duped by such a   
   > > device. Or is this something else, and the news story has it garbled?   
   > >   
   > ** IR is the only common method of remote control for audio gear.   
   > Bluetooth is mainly used with cameras or smartphones.   
   >   
   > FYI:   
   >   
   > The news item makes no sense - even if you manage to trigger the "mute"   
   > on a speaker the users will soon put it back in action.   
      
   The 'arms race' will continue...   
   IR is disappearing on consumer gear.   
   We're seeing a majority of LCD & OLED TVs   
   now come with an RF (Bluetooth) remote, not IR   
   So joe/jane doesn't have to point it anywhere   
   regards, RS   
      
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