The go-to streaming media box has finally embraced Microsoft’s ecosystem. Roku recently released its free remote control app for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8, which allows you to control your Roku ...

The iTunes App Store is filled with applications that let you control desktop media players from your phone. There are remotes for iTunes, Boxee, VLC, and other apps. And then there’s RemoteX — a ...

The VidOn Box is a small media player that runs Google Android and comes with the popular XBMC/Kodi media center application pre-loaded. There’s no shortage of devices that fit that description. But ...

Remember Ceton Companion? It let Windows Media Center users control their PCs from any Android, iOS, or Windows Phone device. Now the app is available for Kindle Fire, Nook, and Windows 8 as well, and ...

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 ...

Regular readers know of my fondness for Microsoft’s red-headed stepchild, a.k.a. Windows Media Center. But I’m increasingly jealous of TiVo users, who can whip out their smartphones and scan the TV ...

Fans of the Android operating system on a smartphone will appreciate the ability to use that same interface on a TV streaming box. An Android streaming box gives you access to games from the Google ...

As promised, you no longer need to use the new Apple TV's standard remote control to take advantage of all the media hub's features. Apple has released a brand new Apple TV Remote app that drags its ...