What daily items do you use that have infrared technology?

My remote control is the one I use the most.

Pretty sure that tiny Apple remote control uses infrared. Kind of annoying actually, because this means it requires line-of-sight. Hopefully the next version will use the new low-power bluetooth thing everyone is talking about.

my portable ultra 2000 infrared hair remover. keeps my legs silky smooth...

Low tech but, the sun!

Remore control

Finding missing children or hidden oil fields

XBox controller! Sadly, that's it. My life has a disappointing lack of lasers and other cool toys. I should fix that...

TV remote control to watch Current, obviously. Garage door opener, car unlocking button, and the office microwave!

PS3 controller

Microwave!

TV remote, radio and microwave!

my night vision goggles.

As an insomniac, i should invest in night vision eye glasses so i can read in the middle of the night without waking up the whole house.

Does an automatic car remote starter count?

Remote - For Apple TV :)

Remote TV and game console controllers daily. And I still sometimes play my Gameboy Advance. :]

When cooking up cakes, pies and pastries where I need good temp control, the infrared thermometer is always within close reach. It's a commodity item within $20; the fact that one can measure temp without getting too close to the heat also makes it a safety item for things like grills and BBQ.

Night vision baby monitor!

Remotes were my first thought, too! And garage door opener...

Awesome. Must jump on board with the remote control answer. Trying to think of what else I use every day that has infrared technology.

I like the way you embedded the video in your post and used another image for the top. How did you do that?

My eyes!

The remote control... couldn't live without it!!!

i use my remote control and a wireless mouse

I have a close relationship with my laser wireless infrared mouse. We have our ups and downs but it has made our connection radiant.

My Microwave

I LOVE using my phone to check-in at an airport. Think of all trees we'll save!!!

I think my iPhone has infrared. I say that because I just got a QR code app on my phone and I'm zapping these things using the phone's camera.

My friend in the armed forces showed me how he used his infrared goggles on night patrols. They are SO cool.

hmmm...I don't think I have any daily items that use infrared technology. What are some of them?

wow. amazing how far things have come

The old adage goes, “don’t lose sight of the forest through the trees” and archaeologist Sarah Parcak certainly doesn’t. She’s dedicated her life to uncovering lost civilizations, buried deep underground from a novel vantage point: outer space. Most of archeology is about meticulous and painstaking work, chipping away with chisels and brushes for years, and Parcak has done more than her share of that too. But her use of infrared-equipped satellites has put her on the cutting edge of her field. In the last few years she’s uncovered 17 lost pyramids and thousands of tombs and villages that would have been impossible to find through traditional methods. It doesn’t replace the tried and true methods of the archeology, but Parcak’s work is transforming the field, by shining new (infrared) light on where we should be digging.