Have cellphones abandoned the infrared?

My old good Nokia E-51 has IR, but I don’t even know where’s the interface, I mean where do I point it to another IR device if there’s any.

I moght have totally forgotten about that technology in cellphones. :D

my nokia 6610i has an IR but i’m not using its IR this days coz most mobile phone this day are using BT.

the IR is a connectivity feature that is relatively ‘easier’ to implement (esp. cost and size-wise). it has its cons, though. one, it cant be blocked and two, it must be in a straight line with a limited distance with the other IR device, etc.

as for Bluetooth, it can carry ‘heavier’ data. and marketing people ‘suggests’ it to be cooler.

anyway, i wont ditch the IR if i’d be them. my nokia 6600’s IR functions as our alternative appliance Remote Control at home!!!!

P.S. Yuga, where’s the LG KS360 review? you’re my deciding factor so as to buy it or not. It’s been a week!

more power Yuga!

I use IR to play 2-Player Snake with my 7110 before! Yay!

IR is too slow, based on my experience. And I think cellphone makers are losing space as to where to put it. What, with 3.5mm headphone jack, hotswap memory card slot, micro/miniUSB port, volume rocker, media rewind-play/pause-forward control keys, camera shutter, and of course charger port surrounding the phone, where to put IR? at least that’s what I’ve observed.

and yeah, I remember playing 2-player Snake before! using IR!

1. IR is Slow
2. You need it to be aligned
3. Short Distance

im still carrying my old cellphone with IR.. for calling of my friends contacts..

Question is most notebook PC comes with bluetooth. Before like my Thinkpad having IR easily connecting to my cellphone. Now, is there any dongle for IR. Most USB communication device are Bluetooth and those with IR using with cable and mouselike terminal is too bulky to carry.

Nokia E71 have IR as one of it’s features.. though wala na akong matandaan which phone I used before ang IR capable…

And besides lappies have bluetooth as standard specs.. so it is more practical to deploy BT than IR.

Pls. Be corrected. Thats how technology goes… Place on the phone… Just using my phone for this reply, thats how i got that errors. :(

Please be corrected. Thats how technology goes… Placed on the phone… Just using my phone for this reply, thats how i got that errors. :(

bluetooth won over this tech,

Me I have a phone with an IR, it’s one of the earlier versions of the NOKIA 3 series, not exactly sure what the last 3 digits are, lame no sumagot pa wala namang complete info? But I think there still are newer models with an IR. Or maybe I’m just imagining it…

Not really abandoned. But maybe on its way. We are going to a generation of high tech gadgets. Many fones remain the IR but most use bluetooth.

IR is obsolete and time consuming for you need to aline both Ir devices and quit moving it or else u’ll lost the connections. But, IR is safer from virus and unwanted data. syempre kelangan mongang i aline to other ir device para mag tansfer or mag receive ng data, unlike on BT, if ur BT is open ay nako maraming pumapasok, kasi open nga.. ano kaba! hehe!!…. Pero sa BT parin ako madaling pasukin e haha!!

infrared…naalala ko tuloy mga indians…peace