Remember the days before smartphones, when television remotes were bulky devices that burned through batteries with a vengeance? Universal remotes were a lifesaver — though huge, they worked with ...

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For years, companies have tried to develop a remote control that can interact with every device in your home. Now, a developer may actually have done it. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at ...

Let’s say you’re sitting down to catch up on The Walking Dead. You use your smartphone to fire up the TV and cable box and settle in. But it’s not all wine and reanimated roses: The lights are still ...

Is there anything more satisfying than controlling a device from halfway across the room? The latest smart remote technology gives users unprecedented control and access to their entertainment—and ...

IKEA's smart home lineup is finally moving to Matter, with affordable sensors and remotes that fix old limits and play nicer ...

Sometimes the simplest way to understand the cause-and-effect nature of automation is to start with the effect. Scenes are the easiest home automations to understand because they're simply a group of ...

Universal remotes are great but often rather pricey. If you want to make your own, Make shows you how to use an Arduino Yun to make a smart remote control you can control from any web browser.