The Switch 2 has been officially revealed, and while it's unconfirmed that the new Joy-Con controllers use IR sensors, we're running you through what they do.

He then programmed an ATtiny13 to decode messages received by the IR sensor, sending them to his laptop via USB. He packaged things inside a tiny mint tin, which he hangs from a desk lamp while in ...

Around a year later, "Nintendo Labo" utilized the IR sensor to make cardboard-based accessories work with the Joy-Cons. "Labo" is now defunct, and the IR sensor struggles for relevancy.

The Joy-Con controllers for Nintendo Switch — the tiny, detachable gamepads that can be used by two players and slotted into the system’s main controller — feature a number of impressive ...