The infrared remote control might not hold the seat of honor in the average home theater setup that it once enjoyed, but it’s not quite out to pasture yet. After all, what are you going to use to stop ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Can you recommend some simplified universal television remotes for seniors? My 88-year-old dad, who lives in a retirement community, has some dementia and gets confused with all the ...

Is there a simple universal remote that is good for these devices? Some are IR and some are RF. That means you could go with something simple like the Harmony 350 for $50. If you do want to support ...

I was born in the ’80s, so it goes without saying that remotes were my primary way of interacting with electronics for quite a while. I used to love the Logitech Harmony line of universal remotes and ...

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There are a number of benefits when it comes to investing in a universal remote control. Mainly, they're the perfect way to manage all of your favorite devices connected to your television. Whether it ...

Universal remotes have always felt like a bit of a gamble. Any time you look at reviews or browse user impressions here on the forum, the feedback is all over the place. The Logitech Harmony Elite was ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Having a universal remote really comes in handy if you have a lot of different devices that all require their own remotes. For example, having ...

A lot of people have taken the time to upgrade their home theater systems during the coronavirus pandemic. After all, if you're gonna be stuck at home, you might as well have a killer TV setup. While ...

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 ...

Everyone has a stack of old infra-red remote controllers lying around, for devices that have long since shuffled off this mortal coil. Containing little more than an application-specific encoder chip, ...

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