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The IR-ritator

Irritator
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Here's a prank-style kit from MadLab Electronics, the IR-ritator. Schematic included -

A practical joke for playing on anybody who uses an infrared remote to control electrical equipment such as a television. The IR-ritator can jam a remote control and make it seem unreliable, and it can also record and mimic a remote control and disrupt the normal operation of a piece of equipment.

The IR-ritator - Link.

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Posted by: monopole on January 17, 2008 at 11:24 AM

Great, can't wait till the next CES show for the lifetime bans to be handed out.

Posted by: samurai1200 on January 17, 2008 at 11:59 AM

they had something like this on hackaday i believe, and one of the comments some guy was arguing about how these were a safety hazard to children. it was hilarious.

or maybe it was this blog? i dont remember...

Posted by: Max on January 17, 2008 at 4:11 PM

This would be perfect for after you turn a TV off with the TV-B-Gone. You turn it off, then jam the signals so the television stays off. I love it!

Posted by: cjc15153 on January 17, 2008 at 6:06 PM

Or you can turn it on to keep the tvbgonners at bay.

Posted by: ksmith on January 18, 2008 at 7:46 AM

that's what i was thinking cjc.

Posted by: Ryan on January 18, 2008 at 2:41 PM

For us americans that want to buy one, according to the madlab website you will want to try ApogeeKits. However, as of this post they said they don't have any in stock yet and are awaiting information from madlab.

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