Why this is necessary I have no idea, but it appears this device hooks up to one’s remote, allowing you to whistle codes into it, which are then translated into an infrared signal that then controls your television (or whatever). Or maybe it calls down a magical bird that pecks at the buttons with its beak, I don’t know. Does it really matter? You’ll look like a knob using this no matter how it works.
An Electronics Tag for your remote [RFIDInJapan via WMMNA]
Ooh, Engadget says it’s for finding your remote. That makes more sense.
