When a PS3 controller is 'paired' to a PS3 console, it just means that it has stored the console's Bluetooth MAC address, which is the only device the controller will connect to. Usually, this pairing ...
I just mentioned that Gioteck was getting set to offer its cool looking MX-1 remote control in the US for the PS3. I mentioned that you needed some sort of IR receiver to be able to control the PS3 ...