Tossed The T.V. but Kept the Remote? Here's how to NOT generate more E-Waste.

Brisk4t Posted on May 31 Tossed The T.V. but Kept the Remote? Here's how to NOT generate more E-Waste. # devchallenge # githubchallenge # programming # serverless GitHub “Finish-Up-A-Thon” Challenge Submission This is a submission for the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge Link to the Repo So what is this? Doesn't look like an API 👁️👁️ Tossed The TV Kept the Remote (TTVKTR) is a simple solution to the common problem of ending up with leftover Infrared(IR) Remotes from appliances long after the appliances are gone. They should be trivially easy to use with whatever you want, instead of ending up in landfills. After finding an old Apple TV Remote in the archives (my attic) i realized there wasn't any quick and easy way to let me use it on my HTPC. Now you see where the name came from... This isn't as niche a problem as I've made it sound though, those "presentation clickers" that you can buy for waaay too much money online are the same thing. Except you've just added one more " thing that turns into e-waste the moment you lose the dongle " to your collection. So, armed with a copilot subscription, I had to take things into my own hands..... ​ Custom Keybindings UI ⌨️ A browser-based editor for assigning remote buttons to keys, media controls, or custom actions. Multiple Layers 📚 One physical remote can switch between several layers, so the same buttons do different things in different modes. RGB LED Feedback 🔴🟢🔵 Layer-aware customizable RGB lighting that changes color per mode, giving clear visual feedback. Complex Combos #⃣️ Support for multi-step or chorded inputs, including modifier combinations, repeated presses, and chained actions. TTVKTR Editor WebApp Demo You can even bind a button to: Win +R -> Spotify .exe -> Enter Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode To open Spotify using any IR remote you having lying around the house. Table of Contents So what is this? Demo How? It's been done before right? Eh.. I'll do it later (The Before) But after