Donald writes in with a way to extend a remote control and/or a TV-B-Gone - "Funny you should just happen to bring up the TV-B-Gone and have so many people wish to extend the range. Behold -- the TV Sniper! If you have a couple common objects around, you can get that extended range you seek. No electronics needed." - Link.
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You can do that with a camera flash too. And I've found that a digicam will focus through the eyepiece and get decent telephotos.
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