TV-B-Gone

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A TV-B-Gone

TV-B-Gone is a

television receiver, the most popular televisions turn off in the first few seconds.[citation needed
]

History

TV-B-Gone was invented by

CR2032
cells and an integrated circuit containing the television power code database, all in a plastic case. The original case aesthetics and design were created by Robert Ellis.

Models

TV-B-Gone Pro SHP

The TV-B-Gone Pro SHP (Super High Power) is the latest TV-B-Gone to be announced. It is considerably more powerful than the standard model, using eight infra-red LEDs to allow TVs to be turned off from distances of up to 100 meters (300 feet). TV-B-Gone Pro SHP is switchable between its North American and European databases of POWER codes. Later, in 2009, Mitch Altman made a new kind of TV-B-Gone Pro SHP. Instead of disguising it as an iPhone, Mitch Altman has made the new and improved TV-B-Gone look like an iPod Nano and go ten more yards than the old one.

The recent[when?] invention of >1W 850 and 970 nm IREDs makes a miniature long range version of the TV-B-Gone feasible.

TV-B-Gone Kit

At several hacker conventions Mitch Altman has run workshops that allow participants to build their own TV-B-Gones using

micro controller–based mini-POV kit. Around January 2008, Adafruit Industries released a kit to build an open source TV-B-Gone.[1]

Consumer Electronics Show controversy

During the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, an individual associated with Gizmodo brought a TV-B-Gone remote control and shut off many display monitors at booths and during demos affecting several companies.[2] These actions caused the individual to be banned for life from future CES events.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ TV-B-Gone Kit Adafruit Learning System
  2. ^ Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
  3. ^ CEA's take on CES Gizmodo prank: Banned!

External links

tvbgone.com
Adafruit Industries
Android
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