You'd be hard pressed to find a TV without some sort of extra box attached to it these days -- and with each box comes another remote. The sad part is it doesn't have to be this way, nope, the ...

Amazon has announced a new Fire TV accessory called the Fire TV Blaster. It’s a $34.99 IR blaster that’s designed to let you control hardware like your TV set or cable box using Alexa in concert with ...

I've never done this before, even though I've flirted with the idea in the past. Looking to learn the ins and outs of what I'd need to do to get this set up right. This would be for my wife's benefit, ...

Samsung's best TVs announced at CES 2012 are able to control your cable box via a Bluetooth IR blaster module. David reviews TVs and leads the Personal Tech team at CNET, covering mobile, software, ...

Despite its intention on transforming houses, the smart home boom came with one important caveat: To upgrade to the latest trend, people needed to buy entirely new gadgets. Thankfully, this ...

Just in time for Black Friday and the holiday season, Amazon has announced a new Fire TV accessory. Similar to universal remotes, the Fire TV Blaster uses infrared (IR) to help TVs, soundbars, ...

Amazon already offers Alexa voice control to TV owners through its Fire TV devices, by way of a voice remote or by pairing an Echo device with a Fire TV, for hands-free voice commands. Now, it’s ...

The idea of using an iPhone or iPod touch as a universal remote has been tossed around for years, but it's always required either a finicky external dongle or an extravagantly expensive home ...

I've got a Series 2 Tivo and I just get OTA TV. Tivo has finally released a list of supported digital converter boxes as well as the software upgrade to support their use. Has anyone used any of these ...