Samsung's New TV Remotes Will Control Your Whole Set-Up
It’s very easy indeed to end up with a sofa arm littered with button-clad boxes. But while after-market multi-device…
SureMote Makes Your Android Phone a Remote For Any Wi-Fi Device You Own
Want to throw away your pile of remotes, but don't want to shell out for a pricy universal remote device? It's getting…
A Star Trek Phaser TV Remote Is Perfect For Fast Forwarding Enterprise
The only thing more satisfying for Star Trek fans than fast-forwarding through Enterprise's awful opening credits would…
You'll Never Destroy This Heavy Duty Remote In a Post-Sports Rage
Is there anything more infuriating than watching your favorite team lose while you've spent the past two hours shouting…
Declutter Your Lounge and Control Your Lights With These Smart Remotes
Logitech's announced two new universal remote controls to try and tidy up your cluttered coffee table. Not just that,…
Does Your Bottle Cap Fire Off a Cannon When You Open It?
UK booze brand Strongbow has designed what it's touting as the world's first digital bottle cap that doubles as a…
The Compact Bluetooth iOS Remote That Apple Won't Give Us
Apple's wireless Bluetooth keyboard plays wonderfully with all of the company's hardware, from laptops to iOS devices.…
The First Wireless TV Remote Looked and Worked Like a Sci-Fi Ray Gun
As we mourn the passing of Eugene J. Polley, it's worth taking a look back at his seminal invention that changed how we…
Logitech's Harmony Link: Tablets and Smartphones Get Full Control Over Home Theaters
Logitech understands that in the age of the of wi-fi and touchscreens, remote controls are heading the way of the…
Motion Controlled Remotes Are a Stupid Idea and Should Be Destroyed
Movea thinks it has a good idea. It thinks the Move TV remote, which uses Wii-like gestures to flip through channels,…
Why Hell Is Other Peoples' Remote Controls
There's nothing that can better reduce you to a senseless ball of anxiety and clumsy flailing than trying to figure out…
Just In Case Your Remote Control Didn't Have Nearly Enough Buttons...
Is Samsung seriously planning on selling this double-sided RMC-QTD1 remote control, which has been spotted on FCC? Or…
Search for Missing Remote Ends in House Fire
Click to view A lost remote control is an annoyance. A house fire is a tragedy. A 19-year-old near Cleveland turned the…
Why Don't More TV Makers Sell Solar-Powered Remotes?
Fair enough, if your lounge is continually cloaked in darkness only heavy curtains and a thirst for home cinema can…
What Happens When You Avoid Programming Universal Remotes
It's shameful, but I still haven't managed to properly program my universal remote. Instead I visualize a chart like…
AT&T RF Anywhere Changes Channels From the Darkest, Most Isolated Areas of Your Home
As I blindly played Wii Sports from the kitchen the other day—the TV completely out of sight—I couldn't help but wonder…
URC MX-5000 Remote Puts Haptic Feedback Where It Belongs
For every five products that claim some kind of haptic feedback support, maybe one actually puts it to good use—like…
RMS Titanic Naval Tragedies Are Coming To A Poolside Near You
Rejoice, for the super rich have found a way to recreate the terrible Titanic tragedy in their over-sized luxury bath…
Low-Power Radio Tech Could Eliminate Remote Control Battery Waste
There's tech in the works by the folks at Green Peak that could turn your battery-eating remote control into an…
Voice-Activated Amulet Remote Saves Unnecessary Reaching and Stretching
If you're as lazy as I am, you've endured marathons of My Super Sweet 16 because the anguish of physically picking up…