Even before the addition of touchpads, remote controls were pushing the boundaries in terms of size as more and more features were crammed into home entertainment devices and more and more buttons ...

YOUR Sky TV remote probably has a few tricks you didn’t know about. We reveal some of the hidden meanings behind lesser-used Sky buttons. There are two types: one with buttons on the circle, and one ...

Your TV remote is probably the number one gadget you hate losing. Without it, watching TV is just so inconvenient. You'd either have to get up from the couch to push the buttons on the back of the TV, ...

This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read the full article here. If you're looking for an easy-to-use universal remote to control up to eight ...

Harmony's awesome remote controls come with one big limitation: how many devices they can command. That limit is arbitrary. Here's how to circumvent it. David leads the editorial team at CNET. We ...

Sometimes, the best hifi gear is the gear you’ve already got. This is particularly the case in the cassette world, as high quality decks are long out of production. [Nick] liked his current rig, but ...

The remote control was the first truly wireless device to enter the home. It was co-invented by Robert Adler, who died earlier this year aged 93. While Adler was a prolific innovator, responsible for ...

Big, universal remotes are great because they can minimize the amount of junk laying around, but sometimes they have so many buttons that you can't find what you're looking for easily. Reddit user ...

Controlling your Samsung TV is usually quite straightforward, thanks to the remote that comes with it. It includes a directional pad for navigating menus, volume controls, and even dedicated shortcut ...