Using Infrared on MacBook Pro

[macozsx]

Am new to Mac and my new macbook pro appears to have an infrared port, but I have been unable to send photos from my mobile camera (Sony-Ericsson) to it.
How do I activate the infrared on the mac? Thx

 

[bobw]

Infrared only works for remote controls such as the apple remote.

 

[ora]

For fiel transfer from the phone, use bluetooth instead.

 

[macozsx]

Thanks. But my phone does not have bluetooth.

 

[macozsx]

thanks for your replies. Looks as if I shall have to use the old Dell laptop, which has built-in infrared with which I CAN download the photos.

 

[Yesurbius]

The Macbook has Infrared support, but its merely a receiver, much like that on your DVD player. IRDA, the infrared protocol for exchanging data is not implemented on the MacBook. IRDA has a number of security concerns associated with it, and is considered an archaic protocol these days, being replaced by wireless protocols, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

I wouldn't blame Apple for not have IRDA support - what you are asking is much the same as asking why your printer (which has a parallel port only) will not connect to your Dell Laptop, which only has USB. The simple answer is that one is much more advanced than the other. There are a lot of things that you don't find on laptops these days that were once there. 3 1/2 inch floppy? Serial/Paralell Ports? AA Batteries (heheh)

I suggest you get a new phone