There are plenty of reasons to have a remote control for your computer. Maybe you need a way to access your files from outside your home, or you use a "headless" system without a monitor, or you want ...

Universal remotes have been around for many years, but I don't think I've ever seen one quite like this. For starters, the ...

We knew that at least one of the new Xooms would be able to double as a (rather large) remote control, but Motorola surprised us yesterday when they revealed that both of the Xoom 2 models feature IR ...

Imagine you’re sitting on the sofa, but you forgot to pick up the TV remote, and your smart speaker isn’t listening to your request. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your sofa’s armrest could act as a ...

If you've ever lost your one of your remote controls — really, who has just one anymore? — the first place you should check for it is in your couch, according to a study that pegs that spot as the ...

Before you sink into your couch, before you flip through channels tonight when you get home, take a minute to think about the guy who made being a couch potato possible: Back in 1955, Eugene J. Polley ...

In the first three parts of my ongoing venture to make a Mac mini a powerful component of my AV empire we’ve covered upgrading the Mac, connecting it to a typical AV system, and configuring it to ...

One of the many wows of Windows Vista is SideShow, a technology that outputs information like e-mail onto screens other than a PC monitor. Using SideShow, this Ricavision Bluetooth remote control lets ...

A lost remote control is the most minor of crises. Barely an annoyance really, typically resolved by flipping enough couch cushions. Which is perhaps why it’s taken so long for the disruptive types to ...