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If you didn't already know, the 2010 MacBook Air doesn't have an IR receiver.

Does anyone know of a very small and cheap IR receiver that would work with a MacBook Air and the Apple Remote?

Here are a couple of examples, do you know if they work?

  1. Micro Mini USB to Infrared IrDA Wireless Port Dongle Adapter Receiver PC
  2. Syba SD-U1IRDA-NM USB Fast Infra-Red Adapter

Also, are there any good bluetooth remotes that work similarly to the Apple IR remote, and have similar design quality and size?

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For IR, it sounds like you want Twisted Melon's Manta TR1 ($20).

As far as a Bluetooth remote goes, it depends on what you want to do with the remote. If all that matters to you is cheap, take a look at the Targus Bluetooth Laser Presentation Remote (~$20).

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I actually bought two of these IR receivers, and they work great. They're also supposed to work in Linux, but as usual, it's a pain in the ass to get working. – Neil Dec 3 '11 at 20:40

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