Lightly tapping a malfunctioning TV remote can restore functionality by dislodging oxidation on battery contacts, allowing electrical current to flow again.

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 ...

Tired of using a cumbersome remote to use your smart TV? Make the switch to a Bluetooth remote on your Android phone.

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 ...

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 ...

An Apple TV remote or an iPhone could be used to control multiple devices in a room, with the user selecting what hardware to control by gesturing their hand-held controller in the general direction ...

The modern Apple TV features a very controversial remote. The Apple TV and Apple TV 4K use a trackpad-centric input method that inspires joy and causes frustration alike. Whether you like it or hate ...

We like the new Apple TV Remote app. It does away with the clutter of the old app, and providing a virtual alternative to the Siri Remote makes much more sense to us. The app is a vital download for ...

Before the advent of the television remote control, if you wanted to change the channel or adjust the volume, you were forced to get up from the couch, trudge across the room, and manually turn a knob ...

Your Fire TV Stick does way more than streaming, here are seven features you're probably missing.

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 ...