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 ...

I upgraded my AV receiver and suddenly found myself with a universal remote, and the experience was hardly as simple as I ...

The Sofabaton U2 sitting on a table - Goodlifestudio/Getty Images We're still far away from a time when there will be no need for remotes, and they can pile up if you have consoles, speaker systems, ...

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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 ...

Ty Pendlebury, senior editor for TV and home audio, started at CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He rigorously tests, reviews and writes about the latest ...

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 ...

It's happened to all of us. You sit down on your couch with a snack, ready to binge your favorite TV show, only to realize that the remote is missing. You tear apart the couch, peer under chairs, and ...

Logitech Harmony wrote the book on the universal remote control devices and these are the most basic clickers we can recommend for a smart home. The main appeal over a cheaper, non-Harmony-based smart ...