TV-B-Gone

TV-B -Gone is a simple universal remote control, whose sole function is to turn off the television in the vicinity of the remote control. It was invented to make it possible for people in public places to avoid the interference from existing televisions. Its inventor Mitch Altman described the device, therefore, as environmental management device. It is battery operated and can be worn on a key chain. Depending on the vendor-specific encoding is switched on within a few to 69 seconds, all nearby TV on.

History

TV-B -Gone was invented in 2004 by Mitch Altman, a hacker who is considered one of the pioneers of virtual reality. He sells it through his company, Cornfield Electronics. In the early 1990s, he had given the fact that current TVs can interfere with concentration on personal conversations, the idea for such a device.

Models and Kits

The standard model consists of an infrared LED, two lithium batteries CR2032 and an integrated circuit that contains the database for Abschaltcodes, surrounded by a plastic sheath. The enhanced TV-B -Gone Pro SHP (Super High Power) is much more effective, since it is equipped with eight infrared LEDs in a position to switch off TV from a distance of up to 100 meters. TV-B -Gone Pro SHP can be switched between the North American and the European database. The device can be disguised as an iPhone or iPod nano to avoid reactions of the bystanders.

In various hacking conferences organized Mitch Altman workshops, through which he moved the participants in the position to build their own devices. Approximately in January 2008 Adafruit Industries brought out a kit for a open source TV-B -Gone remote control. Mitch Altman had initially applied for a patent, but then released the blueprint as open source.

Derived projects

Since December 2007, the open source project provides UNZAP on similar hardware, which is equipped with both a USB port as well as a learning function for new off codes.

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