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 ...

The dawn of the Internet of Things is upon us. However, even if household appliances and everyday objects are increasingly becoming connected, not all devices are already capable of connecting to the ...

With the built-in IR blaster, use your Galaxy S4 as a universal remote that controls many components and offers personalized recommendations on what to watch. Sharon Profis Former Vice President of ...

Home universal remote controller Blumoo has gained a new Android app, spreading the multifunction controller to Google's smartphone and tablet OS, while at the same time giving its iOS app an update.

Many years ago, in a moment of candid honesty, Nilay Patel described how his childhood was somehow defined and irrevocably ruined by an attempt to set up and use an IR blaster. It might also have had ...

In a blast of "why didn't anyone think of this before" brilliance, Acoustic Research presents the Zentral, an IR blaster combined with an app to turn your iPhone or BlackBerry into a full-fledged ...

Does it make sense to use your Apple Watch as a remote control for your media devices? Smart remote maker Peel thinks so, having just launched a universal remote control application for the Apple ...

One small purchase added multiple devices to my smart home setup.

It’s not as powerful as the Harmony Elite, but it’s not as complex or as expensive as that universal remote, either. Logitech’s Harmony division makes better universal remote controls than just about ...