AVR-Chat

David VanHorn wrote:
>>
>> I wrote AVR code that does the above, and also accepts data back from
>> the serial port (PC) and emits the same IR. That AVR (C and asm)
>> source code is a donated project on avrfreaks.net, in the projects
>> section. Look for "TWIRP".
> 
> 
> I always thought it would be amusing to do a box that repeats codes that it
> sees, after a random time delay.  Leave it in a non-obvious spot in your
> local TV store, and watch the fun.

It's been done.

The person who made it left it on a university campus; turns out that 
the security cameras were aimable via IR remote controls.

And there's even a product that does that: the "Couch Potato Tormentor":
http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/02/the-couch-potato-tormentor/

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Ned Konz
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