Infrared Data Association

thumb|An IrDA data transfer in action between two laptops (transmitter on the right, receiver on the left), captured using an Thermography|infrared camera IrDA is a wireless standard designed for data transmission using infrared (IR). Infrared ports for this purpose have been implemented in portable electronic devices such as mobile telephones, laptops, cameras, printers, and medical devices. The main characteristics of this kind of wireless optical communication are short-range, physically secure and bidirectional data transfer, at serial cable speeds, with a line-of-sight using point-and-sho

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