Learn to solder with TV-B-Gone remote control

May 24, 2026 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+2 Add to Calendar
Spargel Register

TV-B-Gone is an open hardware remote control that can turn off any remotely controllable monitor in public places. Up to 50 meters away! Restaurants, bars, schools, airports… The new V2 of the kit makes it super easy to learn to solder, as well as easy to hack on.

Mitch Altman

Mitch Altman is an inventor, known for TV-B-Gone, which turns off TVs in public places. He pioneered VR, co-founded a successful Silicon Valley startup, co-founded Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco, is an author, teacher, and musician. Mitch founded Cornfield Electronics, gives talks and workshops worldwide, promoting hackerspaces and open hardware wherever he goes. Mastodon