There’s nothing quite as annoying as losing your TV remote. Decades ago, when remote controls were cutting edge, you would at least be able to use manual controls instead. But these have been ...

Cut slots into a piece of paper to represent the IR remote control bitstream for putting your TV into standby. Insert it between your TV’s IR receiver and the flame from a lighter, and pull the slots ...

Eugene Polley should be ther most popular man on the planet. He left a legacy of leisure that billions of people lean upon each and every day, often for hours on end. Polley, a self-taught mechanical ...

Controlling that smart TV with a basic remote control seems kind of dumb, doesn't it? Modern TVs require more sophisticated navigation than just changing channels and adjusting the volume. That's why ...

Welcome to Product Support, a column devoted to helping you get the most out of the gadgets and software you already use. In October 2020, Apple rolled out an iOS update that discontinued and removed ...

Universal remotes are officially legacy tech. Discover how smart TV platforms and mobile apps provide seamless control over ...

Is the TV remote control soon to become extinct? Can it become forever lost down the back of the couch and no one will care? The remotes for the stereo and climate control could potentially go and ...

When it works, controlling your TV with Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant can feel like magic. Using voice commands avoids thumbing through menus and can get to what you want to watch much faster. But ...

One of the standout features of the new Apple TV is its support for gaming, but now Apple has reversed its stance and placed a new limitation on that capability. Apple has said from the beginning that ...

One of the cool things about the new fourth-generation Apple TV is that it supports HDMI-CEC, so that you can control your TV or your speaker system using the remote control that came in the box along ...

The company's clicker for its 2014 Smart TVs supports Nintendo Wii-like motion control, offers a smaller trackpad, and has more dedicated buttons than before -- including actual DVR controls. We went ...

Much like keyboards and mice, TV remotes can definitely build up grime over time as you use them. But how often you should ...