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Wait, so with a strong enough IR led, someone could disrupt washing machines in their entire neighborhood?
by amelius 1y ago
Wait, so with a strong enough IR led, someone could disrupt washing machines in their entire neighborhood?
- Aurornis 1y agoIf everyone had a Miele washing machine and put it on their front porch facing the street, maybe. Did you know that with a strong enough LED pointed through a window into the living room they could also disrupt TVs by changing the channel or even turning them off remotely!
- fainpul 1y agoTV-B-Gone https://www.tvbgone.com/ https://www.tvbgone.com/
- amelius 1y agoYes but I suppose it is more fun to shrink someone's socks than to turn off their TV.
- JoshTriplett 1y agoWith a strong enough LED pointed through a window, you could also disrupt TVs by melting them.
- IshKebab 1y agoNo, obviously not.
- kotaKat 1y agoFun fact: Speed Queen also uses IrDA as a communications method on many commercial washing machines for programming and diagnostics. They used to use a PalmPilot (and a WinMo) app. Nowadays it can be done with a PC with a weird NFC-based interface they’ve built with a wand you hold in front of the control panel in a specific location. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thnxm821yco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thnxm821yco