Adafruit IRKey with Remote - IR Remote to Keyboard

The IRKey adds an IR remote receiver to any computer, laptop, tablet...any computer with a USB port. This little board slides into any USB A port, and shows up as an every-day USB keyboard. The onboard ATiny85 microcontroller listens for IR remote signals and converts them to keypresses. We bundle this with our remote with 21 buttons so it controls nearly anything you want. For ultra-hackers, you can re-program the firmware to customize it however you wish, check out the GitHub repository for the firmware.IRKey is designed for use with our mini IR remote, but won't work with any other remote... so be aware it isn't "plug & play" with your home remote!It's great for controlling an XBMC computer, but also nice when you want to make a clicker for watching videos or playing music on your computer or laptop. Since it's just a USB keyboard, no drivers are required for any operating systems.There are two modes: ASCII and Multimedia key. ASCII mode is default, there's a single blink on startup to let you know. The output is all ASCII-type characters that any keyboard can generate. Multimedia mode has two blinks on startup, and sends MM key's as seen on some keyboards. This will let you do stuff like control your computer's speaker volume at any time, or iTunes, even if it's in the background.