You can use either bluetooth, wifi, ethernet, RF, or IR.
Which ever is cheaper. This forum probably has hundreds of simple samples, i've got a few myself that I can give you.
But first try to write a code that can turn an LED on and off when it receives a "H" or "L" from the serial monitor.
try this.
LEDpin = 13; //on-board LED pin 13
void setup() {
pinMode(LEDpin, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
if(Serial.available() ) { // if you have data to be read
char Data = Serial.read(); //get data
if (Data == 'H' || Data =='h') { //check if incoming data meets requirments to turn on LED
digitalWrite(LEDpin, HIGH); //turn on LED
}
else if(Data == 'L' || Data =='l') { //check if incoming data meets requirments to turn off LED
digitalWrite(LEDpin, LOW);//turn off LED
}
else { } //nothing
}
}