(The leaks do seemingly line up otherwise with Thursday’s reveal.) Polygon has reached out to Nintendo for more information on both IR functionality and NFC sensors in the Switch 2 Joy-Cons.

Maddy Myers has run Polygon’s games section since 2020 as deputy editor. She has worked in games journalism since 2007, at Kotaku, The Mary Sue, and the Boston Phoenix. Nintendo has finally ...

On the other hand, the video also confirms the removal of the IR sensor that was located at the base of the Switch's right Joy-Con. It is unknown at this stage whether the optical mouse sensors can ...

Rumors have been flying in the lead-up to the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal that this would be possible due to a sensor on the inside of the Joy-Cons similar to the sensor on the bottom of a computer ...

In this modern age, IR sensors are typically used in motion detectors and the best VR headsets. In the latter, they measure the depth of a space and your proximity to things in your environment.

CES 2025 showcased advances in power and size savings, from energy-harvesting solutions to tiny sensors for wearables and highly integrated wireless SoCs. Sustainability was on full display at CES ...

Download the latest REV-2m-Distance-Sensor-roboRIO-SDK-[version].zip from the release tab and unzip it. Inside REV-2m-Distance-Sensor-roboRIO-SDK-[version] there will be vendordeps and maven folders.

The vertical radar beam ensures comprehensive detection. When an obstacle is detected, the cane alerts the user through vibrations or audio cues reminiscent of proximity sensors in modern vehicles.