Quite possibly the greatest deal I have ever posted... I have officially peaked, and it's all downhill from here :disappointed:
Who knew this was a thing?!? This handy little 3.5mm plugs into your phone, and can control any IR device, including your TV, Blu Ray player etc! Compatible with most iPhones/ iPads (that have a headphone jack :confused:).
Use code GBPlug on the BLUE version to get advertised price!
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shauneco
8 May 1720#25
iSheep7 user sees this deal and gets rather excited, Awaits 3 months for delivery and then realizes it has no headphone jack :disappointed: .
Predikuesi
8 May 1715#21
Just noticed the typo :smiley:
NikLP
8 May 174#2
Any android compatibility or just the usual "let's make everything apple first" nonsense?
Timmyboybunter
8 May 174#11
*2 people on the planet.
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GasGaGlide
10 May 17#91
Not me but it hasn't been dispatched, i'm hoping it does not get cancelled.
chapchap
10 May 171#90
Yes same here. Cancelled and will be refunded.
the_flamedeer_hunter1985
10 May 17#89
Anyone else get a cancellation e-mail and refund??
isaha1
9 May 17#84
It says the code has expired now :disappointed:
Timmyboybunter to isaha1
10 May 17#88
No - unless you have a smart TV which can be switched on over your network, or you buy a separate IR blaster which sits in your front room etc. Most new phones don't have an IR blaster any more.
Umillion
10 May 17#87
Can these apps turn the tv on without an IR blaster?
CampGareth
9 May 17#82
You say that, but how many remotes have you lost over the years? Unfortunately my projector remote has died and my receiver remote has been lost. Meanwhile I carry a phone everywhere.
didgit to CampGareth
9 May 171#86
well I would say this is a pretty important feature seen it will end up in a drawer gathering dust (or not as the case maybe depending on how good this anti-dust design is) :wink:
grove39
9 May 17#85
None.
sazzopardi1971
9 May 17#83
The code doesn't work. Still at £2.02 instead of £0.81p. Has the code expired?
theengelbert
9 May 17#81
What app would you use in order to get this to actually work when you plug your it into your iPhone?
christopherwhiteis1
9 May 171#80
Cheers for getting post unexpired, it was out of stock last night but back again now.
Any tips for what android app to use anybody?
I stayed in an easyhotel recently and it charged £5 for a remote for 24 hours, so this could be handy if I stay in one again, if I can get software to work it.
Shaheel
9 May 17#79
not sure why this has been marked as expired, I just ordered one for 81p and want to add heat!
the_flamedeer_hunter1985
9 May 17#78
Think you need a time machine, someone already said that 6 hours ago.....
uktottys
8 May 17#77
Or even hostel!
misterleoni
8 May 171#76
Why assume when there's GSMarena?
I'll answer it for you though - no, they took it away because only six people used it, the rest just used the more thorough remote that came with their electronic item and saved themselves the hassle of unlocking their phone just to knock the volume down one notch.
Ka11ran
8 May 17#75
My Samsung s5 and s6 had built infrared, assume s7 continues to have that feature...
Ka11ran
8 May 17#74
It's out there, however, not implanted in many locations :man:
Rid1
8 May 17#73
Dang! Too late
grove39
8 May 17#72
Why not just use the remote that came with the TV ? Are people that sad that they can't put a phone down for 2 seconds to press a button on a remote control instead ?
crazymonkey
8 May 17#71
That techs been out for nearly a century or longer, some dude named Tesla created it then went on a fenderbender with the US government who used aliens to steal the tech.
Timmyboybunter
8 May 17#70
No app can give your phone infrared capability without some kind of supporting hardware.
gazdoubleu
8 May 171#69
Can we swap jobs?
dmn001
8 May 17#68
blue oos. code doesnt work on the other colours. :disappointed:
Ka11ran
8 May 17#67
Soon to come. You won't even need a charger. Just like hotspot places. It'll be wireless charging :wink:
muckspreader1
8 May 17#66
Wow infrared never seen that on a phone before.What next Wireless charging?
Ka11ran
8 May 17#65
Why purchase on a s7.. when you have apps which does a better job
Ka11ran
8 May 17#64
I've used these before and many others. Not as great as it's advertised.
Chiptivo
8 May 17#63
It's great for switching the Air Con back on in the office after the woman wearing naff all moan and switch it off.
Umillion
8 May 17#62
If i bought this for my s7 would that mean I'd have to turn the phone around and point the butt of the phone towards the tv to get the ir blaster to work as the headphone Jack is near the charging port?
Pebbleheed
8 May 17#61
£2.02 now??
misterleoni
8 May 17#60
There having been any utterly hilarious 'iSheep/iPhone 7 doesn't have a headphone jack' comments for at least 8 minutes.
Come on guys, keep the comedy rollin'
uktottys
8 May 17#59
OOS!
ddandesmond
8 May 171#58
The moment you were just about to press " Get Deal" and you remembered you have a Iphone 7+
ScroopEgerton
8 May 171#57
"Anti-dust design"
You mean it sticks into a hole and fills it.
benslatz
8 May 17#56
Still using my old Samsung galaxy S4 active as a remote for my 15 year old dvd player (which has no buttons on and the remote broke) so IR blaster definately worth having. Also use as a toy for 18 month old so the robustness also worthwhile...great investment my S4 active!
didsburydan
8 May 17#55
am i missing something here? don't pretty much ALL recent phones have a IR blaster built in and you just need an app to use it? Like my 4 year old Galaxy S4?
Not sure why all the heat, devices like these have been available for years.
If you have any modern devices they are likely controllable without this device.
If not, there are ir hubs that controls all devices (phone connects via wifi or Bluetooth)
golfie
8 May 17#53
note 4 doesn't need this
Badjase
8 May 17#52
No good with iPhone 7 or 7 plus.... no headphone hole
crazymonkey
8 May 17#51
I suppose I can justify my less than £1 spend, this will make nice phone jewellery and make my phone sparkle a bit more :stuck_out_tongue:
jonnithomas
8 May 171#50
if it only works up to two metres then its useless. If I have to get up and walk two metres before using it I may as well walk four instead. I could also just use my tv remote.
Megacamz
8 May 171#49
What app should I use?
danflorin3
8 May 17#48
Nothing for Android???
slevinkelevra
8 May 17#47
haha I was thinking the same thing earlier trying to work out how it would work..
slevinkelevra
8 May 171#46
or The Hostel
crazymonkey
8 May 17#45
damn just after I order you tell me
crazymonkey
8 May 172#44
iSheep uses iSlutiri to iSearch on iGoogle for an iHack, to find an iSolution on Utoob for a drill a i3.5mm jack
zippyGTE
8 May 171#43
thought to myself how the hell does that work and then realised the jack plug thingy goes in your iphone and not the telly doh!!! :laughing:
GasGaGlide
8 May 17#42
Awesome just the feature i love and even buy certain phones for the IR feature, just what i was looking for.
Now can choose from more phones and just use this if its decent. Thanks OP
dijital
8 May 172#41
Just to let people know, this thing will put you phone in to silent mode because it will think headphones are plugged in.
davening
8 May 17#40
Read somewhere some mobile phones have a vulnerablility via headphone jack.
Will look around for that link.
Sorry...
Harefoot
8 May 17#39
You're talking about love motels aren't you...:confused:
Timmyboybunter
8 May 17#38
Remember this is not an IR blaster though - it's just something sticking into the earphone socket unless there is an android app that can actually make use of it. Peel etc. will not work.
TygerrTygerr
8 May 17#37
It's a shame none of them seem to have a learning mode like my One4All remote, you'd think it would be possible using a phone camera since they can see IR.
karlos1989
8 May 17#36
It's alright unless you have iPhone 7?
mariocom
8 May 17#35
bought I paid £0.79. Thanks
TygerrTygerr
8 May 17#33
The customer Q&A at the bottom has a response which says Apple only. Can anybody give a definitive answer otherwise?
Built in to my Samsung Galaxy S6... which is quite old! Thought Apple would have these years ago?!
118luke to hielliot
8 May 17#32
Not in the S7 though. Clearly something manufacturers dont think anyone wants
andycodling
8 May 171#23
Great for holidays or hotel stays where they charge you for the tv remote!
the_flamedeer_hunter1985 to andycodling
8 May 17#24
Hotel or hostle!!! :stuck_out_tongue:
M1LFHunter to andycodling
8 May 17#30
And charge /hr?
crazymonkey
8 May 171#29
damn, I need at least 3 metres, I've got a repeater somewhere that Sony sent me years ago will have to find that
joeymcjoe
8 May 17#17
What apps are there to make the most of this?
jmax1 to joeymcjoe
8 May 171#28
Although it's specific to Samsung TV's I've been using this app on my htc one max for a while and it works a treat IR remote for Samsung tv
juniper
8 May 17#27
Or hostile?
crazymonkey
8 May 17#8
Has anyone used one of these before?
Bades to crazymonkey
8 May 17#26
Max 2 meter distance is the only issue (or strong sun light)
shauneco
8 May 1720#25
iSheep7 user sees this deal and gets rather excited, Awaits 3 months for delivery and then realizes it has no headphone jack :disappointed: .
NikLP
8 May 174#2
Any android compatibility or just the usual "let's make everything apple first" nonsense?
msmyth to NikLP
8 May 171#4
I'm guessing that they only mention apple compatibility as that is what the app is for. If you could find a suitable android app I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work.
Dragon32 to NikLP
8 May 172#14
As an Android user I guess they made it for the iPhone first as they do not have infra red where a lot of Android phones do have it?
Like somebody else said all it would take to get it working on Android would be the app as I guess the app just sends signals to the headphone socket which in turn gets changed into infrared.
the_flamedeer_hunter1985 to NikLP
8 May 17#16
Also as an IOS user android have the best of everything already, such a large range of apps and free to use software which IOS can't get due to apples monopoly on the system.
ws007 to NikLP
8 May 172#22
What's this andr-oid you talk of does it run safari? :wink:
Predikuesi
8 May 1715#21
Just noticed the typo :smiley:
marmaluke
8 May 172#20
yep...because an infrared transmitter will help with that!
jsty3105
8 May 171#19
As an Android user, all you'd prob need is an app like Peel Remote. Been controlling my telly that way for over a year now :wink: The powar!
coyote
8 May 173#18
Why would I want this?......Ordered!
jondy1
8 May 17#15
Code not working for me
NikLP
8 May 17#13
Found an app called Zaza Remote with very mixed reviews. Likely to be problematic when pairing with "mystery meat" hardware such as this I suspect.
jrandrews72
8 May 173#12
Was about to buy one then remembered my phone (HTC One) already has an IR port for remote control. 81p Saved :smiley:
Timmyboybunter
8 May 174#11
*2 people on the planet.
the_flamedeer_hunter1985
8 May 171#10
Mine worked out at 79p, the page wouldn't work so downloaded the app and worked no problems, thanks heat OP
Timmyboybunter
8 May 173#7
Heat added, and 1 ordered (tried to order 5, but the code only works for a single).
Hopefully this will now stop me posting in every Samsung Galaxy Note >4 thread lamenting about removing the IR blaster - which no-one on the planet uses except me.
crazymonkey to Timmyboybunter
8 May 174#9
I refuse to upgrade my phone because I don't want to lose the IR-Blaster, it controls all my tech that don't have NFC, or Bluebone or HotTwit
teerex
8 May 17#6
Page seems to freeze when I open the link. Not a good sign
the_flamedeer_hunter1985
8 May 172#5
Android already make an app that doesnt require this to use it. iOS doesn't which is probably why they make this.
the_flamedeer_hunter1985
8 May 17#3
It isn't letting me order just Keeps saying loading, any ideas? Thanks
M_z
8 May 171#1
Not sure what i am going to do with it, but ordered ... :smiley:
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Opening post
Who knew this was a thing?!? This handy little 3.5mm plugs into your phone, and can control any IR device, including your TV, Blu Ray player etc! Compatible with most iPhones/ iPads (that have a headphone jack :confused:).
Use code GBPlug on the BLUE version to get advertised price!
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Top comments
Just noticed the typo :smiley:
Latest comments (91)
Any tips for what android app to use anybody?
I stayed in an easyhotel recently and it charged £5 for a remote for 24 hours, so this could be handy if I stay in one again, if I can get software to work it.
I'll answer it for you though - no, they took it away because only six people used it, the rest just used the more thorough remote that came with their electronic item and saved themselves the hassle of unlocking their phone just to knock the volume down one notch.
Come on guys, keep the comedy rollin'
You mean it sticks into a hole and fills it.
EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_devices_with_IR_blaster seems I'm wrong.
If you have any modern devices they are likely controllable without this device.
If not, there are ir hubs that controls all devices (phone connects via wifi or Bluetooth)
Now can choose from more phones and just use this if its decent. Thanks OP
Will look around for that link.
Sorry...
Like somebody else said all it would take to get it working on Android would be the app as I guess the app just sends signals to the headphone socket which in turn gets changed into infrared.
Just noticed the typo :smiley:
Hopefully this will now stop me posting in every Samsung Galaxy Note >4 thread lamenting about removing the IR blaster - which no-one on the planet uses except me.