Toshiba TV IR Remote — The Android Blaster We Built Because One Piece of Plastic Should Not Have This Much Power Over Your Evening

TL;DR — Toshiba TV IR Remote is a purpose-built Android app that turns any phone with a hardware IR blaster into a full working remote for a Toshiba 23PB201EJ. It ships with the complete CT-90326/CT-90327 LIRC codeset baked in, but the real story is what happens when those codes don’t work out of the box — a four-stage sweep and…

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FamilyChat — The Tiny, Loud, No-Account Messenger We Built Because Family Group Chats Kept Failing Us

FamilyChat is a stripped-down, child-friendly Android messenger that pairs devices with a QR code (no email, no phone number, no account), works offline, and squeezes in just enough features to actually replace the chaotic family group chat. Push-to-talk voice, pinch-to-zoom photos, reply-to-any-message, parent-only delete, and a big red “reset everything” button if things ever get weird.

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