The companies used an unspecified infrared-equipped Palm device and a Toshiba Libretto, which beamed requests for check authorizations to a point-of-sale terminal, in this case a VeriFone Tranz 330 that was retrofitted with an infrared device from ACTiSYS and a custom cable from CrossCheck.

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At the head of the device is an infrared sensor, but forget about using it as an IR-blaster like the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, it's only designed to work with 6100-series handsets and compatible printers.

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Just walk up to another device and beam your infrared connector and -- bingo -- you're linked and talking.

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The device "learns" the infrared signal from the TV remote and switches off the entire bank of plugs when the standby button on the remote is pressed.

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The Light Touch can turn that image into a touch-screen that you can type on or swipe through with the help of a holographic laser projection and infrared sensor at the bottom of the device.

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The device consists of a camera, infrared laser to measure distance and a microchip that interprets the data to track people in 3D.

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They made the device from a photoactive plastic that converts infrared light into an electrical current.

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It's easy to navigate, shop and read with just the touch of a finger on the device's precise, ultra-responsive 6-inch infrared touch screen.

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We could certainly point you in the direction of Samsung Techwin's Video Baby Monitor or Y-Cam's offering, both of which are infrared-and-internet capable cameras that pump the picture straight to your mobile device.

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