Want to throw away your pile of remotes, but don’t want to shell out for a pricy universal remote device? It’s getting easier to just use your smartphone to change the channel. SureMote, a free app ...

What do you do when you lose the remote control to your TV? Or what if you want to control your entertainment center, air conditioner, and security camera from one place? In both instances, you can ...

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The infrared remote control might not hold the seat of honor in the average home theater setup that it once enjoyed, but it’s not quite out to pasture yet. After all, what are you going to use to stop ...

Repurposing an iPhone or iPod touch as a remote control isn't a new idea – Sonos have one of the more impressive implementations we've played with – but if you don't want device-specific control and ...

You would think that turning the iPhone into a universal remote control would be easy, but it turns out it's not: We've seen a couple of unimpressive attempts from developers. FastMac and Umee's ...

It’s been a while since we talked about universal remotes, and the landscape has changed significantly. There are still plenty of great ones, from IR remotes to new models that can control everything ...

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