Just as the name suggests, the device comes in the shape of a cube, with an IR receiver on the front side, a USB port on the right, and a bunch more on the back: HDMI-in, HDMI-out, another USB port, RJ-45 and IR-out.

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As mentioned previously, the lack of an in-season IR list was something that I thought the NFLPA missed out on in the recent CBA negotiation, as the all-or-nothing nature of IR will continue.

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The first two were carried out with an FT-IR system, so using infra-red light, and the other using Raman spectroscopy.

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Mr. Sneeden mentioned the TV SideView app, an electronic programming guide with voice activation that's available from the Play Store and takes advantage of the Tablet Z's built-in IR blaster -- he also pointed out that Sony's Music Unlimited and Walkman Player apps will be fully integrated by summer.

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If you're serious about including the PS3 in your setup, you could splash out on Logitech's Harmony IR-to-Bluetooth adapter.

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IR--Bagehot is right to point out that Mr Cook's mission statement has a lot in common with that of his predecessor, Malcolm Rifkind.

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It turned out, he says, that reforms elsewhere in the Indian economy were actually making matters worse for IR.

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