You'd think a remote control technology that was first introduced in the 1980s would be completely obsolete by now. But infrared (IR) remotes are still very much kicking half a century later, despite ...

Even though some devices now use WiFi and Bluetooth, so much of our home entertainment equipment still relies on its own proprietary infrared remote control. By and large (when you can find them) they ...

Bluetooth is just too complex. I don't want to have to pair remotes with every device I own and then wonder why they don't work when the connection has dropped or vanished for no good reason, as BT ...

Universal remotes are a handy tool to have around if you have many devices that would all otherwise have their own remote controls. Merging them all into a single device leads to less clutter and less ...

I have a sony Sony STR-DB1070 Amp that comes with a learning / programmable remote control.<BR><BR>The manual is appaling and doesnt say anything about its "learning" abilities, but i understand that ...