Google TV, apps, and an IR blaster can transform an old Android device into something useful.

The more streaming, gaming, and audio devices you add to your TV setup, the more remote controls you'll inevitably have to manage. Eventually, it becomes too much. Your TV screen has its own remote to ...

If you hate keeping dozens of remotes for all your devices at home, a universal remote may be the answer. There are lots of options these days, including turning your Android phone into a universal ...

Universal remotes are a convenient way to control multiple devices without separate remote controls. If you own a Toshiba TV and want to program a universal remote to control it, this post will guide ...

Using your smartphone as a controller is convenient, cost-effective, and reduces clutter by replacing multiple remotes. It offers portability, multi-device control, and customizable features like ...

Which universal remotes are best? It can be incredibly frustrating to have to constantly swap between a handful of remotes to control your TV, Blu-ray player, soundbar, cable box and everything else ...

In our opinion, remote controls are pretty much essential. But not all universal remotes can cut the mustard, so we used four key questions to guide our search: Does it offer responsive inputs with ...

As technology advances, our home entertainment systems get more and more complex. The devices keep piling up. It is now common for people to have a TV, a blu-ray player, a cable or satellite box, a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We're still far away from a time when there will be no need for remotes, and they can pile up if you have consoles, speaker systems, and other ...