Check this thing out! This will surely be a sensation, especially for those who like to play pranks. Mith Altman has come up with this TV-B-Gone kit, it’s a small electronic gadget, the size of a keychain fob that beams out the infrared “off” signals of most major televisions, one after another. The device cycles through most major brands in a matter of seconds, starting with the most popular models and working its way down to the more obscure ones. Listed below are two main questions that fall in the prime function
How close do I have to be for the TV-B-Gone kit to work?
The closer the better, but it’s said that if you have pretty good aim, you can be as far as 100′ (30m).
I want more range! How can I make the kit more powerful?
Make sure you have fresh alkaline batteries. They work better than the re-charged.
You can swap out the 2 AA battery holder for a 3 AA battery holder. This will give even better performance! Using C or D cell batteries will give longer run time but won’t increase the power.
Do not use 9V batteries or more than 3 1.5V alkaline batteries; you can permanently damage the kit!
The kit is equipped with –
Power: 2 AA batteries (not included)
Output: 2 narrow-beam and 2 wide-beam IR LEDs
Number of TV power codes: 50, including the latest flat-screens
Max distance: 50 - 100 ft!
Via: Ladyada
