Even before the addition of touchpads, remote controls were pushing the boundaries in terms of size as more and more features were crammed into home entertainment devices and more and more buttons ...

YOUR Sky TV remote probably has a few tricks you didn’t know about. We reveal some of the hidden meanings behind lesser-used Sky buttons. The Sky Q Touch remote is the one with the big touch circle in ...

The remote control was the first truly wireless device to enter the home. It was co-invented by Robert Adler, who died earlier this year aged 93. While Adler was a prolific innovator, responsible for ...

As Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, and many other players all battle for control of the boxes and the content ecosystems that sit next to your television, there’s an equally important fight to sell ...

Remote controls help us manage various electronics around our homes, from gaming controllers to controls for TVs, ceiling fans, and other household gadgets. However, they're often overlooked when it ...

Setting up your SuperBox remote to control your TV is a simple process that allows you to manage power, volume, and input switching with just one device. This step-by-step guide will walk you through ...

IF your Amazon Fire TV Stick is acting up, there's a simple fix to try. It's an easy solution if your Fire TV device seems to have crashed – and nothing seems to fix it. Sometimes it's hard to know ...

Harmony's awesome remote controls come with one big limitation: how many devices they can command. That limit is arbitrary. Here's how to circumvent it. David leads the editorial team at CNET. We ...

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If you own a smart TV, then you probably have streamer buttons on your remote control. This handy feature allows you to easily jump from an app like Netflix to Disney+, without having to escape back ...

Sometimes, the best hifi gear is the gear you’ve already got. This is particularly the case in the cassette world, as high quality decks are long out of production. [Nick] liked his current rig, but ...