alt Hacker NewsHome Assistant* introduced support for infrared a few days ago. Not sure if it would be a good idea to stay in business for a bit longer and see if the Home Assistant community boost the sales.
I am personally interested in an IR Sender to make my old Hifi Setup smarter.
* https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/04/01/release-20264/
Yes, same exact boat, I was just starting to think about looking for a small, cheap device in this space for HA.