My take on IR remotes (Sony) - with a twist

If you will use my code as a base, there's plenty of room for buttons and wireless. When it comes to hardware, some modifications are needed, though: my case is just too small for that.

Anyway, here's a transmitter and a receiver I'm considering to include to my future project:

I haven't got them yet, so I can't say how to interface them, but I think I saw someone's post about them recently.