USB IR receiver

[rajaram_s]

I have a Dell Inspiron 640m laptop and I want it to sense the IR signals from the remote which comes with the Dell inspiron 1500/1525 models. I recently found that my laptop doesn't have an IR sensor. WIll I be able to get something like a USB IR receiver in the market? if so what will be its cost? Will I be able to use it in windows and linux if I use it with the Lirc project? Thanks in advance...

[skap]

Why do you want IR port because IR devices communicate in very short distances only. Instead you can make use of bluetooth. I dont know whether bluetooth is available in your laptop model, if not you can go for USB bluetooth dongles.

[rajaram_s]

I do have bluetooth in my laptop..... But I have an IR remote already... and so I want to put it to use... How much will a bluetooth remote cost?