The SofaBaton X2 is a new-generation universal remote that turns both hardware craftsmanship and IR performance up to eleven.

Wouldn’t it be so magical if you could control all your home appliances with one single remote? This out of the ordinary creation is none other than the universal IR blaster remote control, which can ...

USB IR dongles almost cure PS3's universal-remote woes One of our original and most persistent gripes about the PS3 has been the lack of any sort of IR support that would allow you to program your ...

If you have a reasonable home theater setup in your living room, odds are you have up to half a dozen remotes sitting around. Short of trying to get your cable receiver’s remote to control everything ...

The SwitchBot Universal Remote works with many devices, including those with Bluetooth remotes. The built-in backlight makes it easy to find and use in the dark. The remote requires SwitchBot Hub for ...

While the iPhone and iPod touch may be wonderful devices for performing any number of tricks, they’re not particularly good universal IR remote controls when coupled with infrared dongles or cases.

Clunky, limited support for third-party devices makes this “universal” remote appropriate only for smart home dwellers who are deep in the SwitchBot ecosystem, while Matter support depends on Apple ...

Sometimes, you look around at all these gadgets and in a rare moment of inspiration or madness, you look at them all a little different??? connected in a way they are currently not, but perhaps should ...

Universal remotes are extremely convenient if they work correctly. But setting them up can be quite a hassle: often, you need to browse through long lists of TV models, key in the codes on the remote ...

The device is a complete remote that can be used with a Windows Pocket PC as well as being used as iPod/iPhone. The device is a complete remote that can be used with a Windows Pocket PC as well as ...

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Picking a universal remote control is pretty tricky these days. There are plenty of simple, programmable IR blasters out there, but some of the best remotes can control other devices using Bluetooth ...