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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To use a universal remote, you need to program it with specific codes for your devices. Universal remotes help control many ...

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A handheld remote control that can turn on and operate any unit of equipment in a home theater system, such as an A/V receiver, cable box, TV, DVR, CD/DVD player and media hub. It uses built-in remote ...

Sky have sent new software to the Sky+ users today. Also, how to get your Sky+ remote control to control your A/V amplifier. Sky have downloaded this morning new software for the Sky+ boxes this ...

You would think that turning the iPhone into a universal remote control would be easy, but it turns out it's not: We've seen a couple of unimpressive attempts from developers. FastMac and Umee's ...

Very seldom do I catch myself uttering the word "genius" silently to myself as I'm reviewing a piece of equipment. I have to say, I had my doubts about the Remote Control Extender when it was first ...

[Dave Jones] from EEVBlog.com takes “Arduino fan boys” off the garden path getting down and dirty with different methods to capture, evaluate and retransmit IR remote control codes. Capturing and ...

Covering home audio and video, Matthew Moskovciak helps CNET readers find the best sights and sounds for their home theaters. The Logitech Harmony Smart Control combines RF functionality and ...

If you're like most people, you have several remotes strewn across your living room, each one controlling a different device — a remote for your cable box, one for your TV, another for your TV's ...

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