[Hulk] has your back with this simple but effective IR Remote Tester / Decoder. How to connect the TSOP4838 to an Arduino ... codes, automating remote control sequences etc.. It’s a great way to ...

With that all set up and programmed into the Aruino, [Matt]’s remote is one step closer to being truly “universal”. While [Matt] was able to make use of existing codes in the Arduino library ...

Universal remotes are great but often rather pricey. If you want to make your own, Make shows you how to use an Arduino Yun to make a smart remote control you can control from any web browser.

To make this for yourself you'll need an Arduino, a Sony universal remote, and a few other cheap ... and the result is the ability to directly control the power consumption on almost anything ...