Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Zilog | Subject: Crimzon
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 10 February 2005
IR microcontroller turns off the TV
TV-B-Gone is a keychain sized device that looks like most car remote control products, but with the unique power to switch off most makes and models of television sets with the push of a button.
Zilog?s Crimzon IR family of 8bit solutions is powering one of the latest electronic gadgets to reach consumers Created by renowned inventor Mitch Altman and his firm Cornfield Electronics, TV-B-Gone is a keychain sized device that looks like most car remote control products, but with the unique power to switch off most makes and models of television sets with the push of a button
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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