Perhaps the most novel non-gaming function of the tablet-esque controller is its IR-based universal remote control ability -- the GamePad can be used to control your HDTV (well, "most" HDTVs) in some basic, but very important, ways.
However just from the request, a sound file is played which is transmitted via IR to my TiVo, thus controlling it.
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Here is where the IR component becomes crucial.
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The Griffin IR device is also a little directional, but the more sound volume you have, the less directional it is.
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Ingersoll-Rand (IR) is expected to report poor fourth quarter earnings on Friday, February 1, 2013 with analysts expecting a 7.9% drop in earnings from a year ago.
Among the largest underlying components of PKB, in trading today Ingersoll-Rand Plc ( NYSE: IR) is up about 0.5%, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. ( NYSE: JEC) is up about 0.3%, and Tutor Perini Corp ( NYSE: TPC) is up by about 1.1%.
That script is written to execute the IR Send then redirect back to the referring page.
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And once that desired state is achieved, the included IR transmitter (which plugs into your smartphone or tablet), will send a signal to the Orbit, effectively giving it flight.
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The IR Magazine crisis-management award is an honor for corporations in the throes of intrigue, scandal and loss.
The microbiological content of the water is eliminated by electroporation, oxidation, ionization, UV and IR radiation and shockwaves.
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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.
While emitting IR or controlling an RS-232 device over the LAN is an old trick for this company, the latest line really takes it to the next level.
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The book's title is derived from a speech that Ya'alon's commander Yoram Ya'ir gave to his officers during the first Lebanon War.
He would have had to remain on PUP through the first six weeks of the season, whereupon a three-week window is triggered for the Colts to either activate him or place him on injured reserve ( IR ) for the remainder of the season.
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The next step in moving this technology to the field is to develop a portable tripod-based system that houses both the laser source and the IR camera.
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It uses IR, Bluetooth or RF (to the Hub) to control up to 15 devices, and is programmed using Logitech's software for PCs that pulls settings from a database of 225, 000 home entertainment products.
The reason for the dearth of such capital is that the venture capital firms that provided it in the past have not generated spectacular investment returns for the ir limited partners in recent years.
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