I never thought I'd have a real use case for a smartphone IR blaster - that is, until the OnePlus 15 swooped in and saved my ...

IR blasters used to be a common component in smartphones, with flagship products from Samsung, OnePlus, and TCL giving users access to the cool feature. Phones equipped with IR blasters can be used as ...

I switch phones quite frequently. My current favorite is the OnePlus 13 because in addition to packing exceptional hardware, it also offers a decades-old feature: an IR blaster. I find this ...

The OnePlus 12 is expected to make its debut in December, and now we’ve got an early reveal that has confirmed the display, as well as the return of a long-lost favorite feature, the IR blaster. In ...

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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 ...

An IR blaster for controlling TVs, stereos and the like has been a somewhat treasured feature of some Samsung flagships up until recently. Starting with the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3, fans could use ...

Bond is a smart home accessory meant to help you add some Internet of Things utility to older devices that don’t have internet access. How? By learning the signals from your various remotes and ...

Althought literally dozens, if not hundreds, of smartphones come out of China every year, few ever reach international distinction, even if not internationally available, as Xiaomi's flagships. The ...

We've seen plenty of IR blasters around the Engadget trailer but few, if any, include WiFi and Z-Wave home automation radios. But that's exactly what the boys over at Square Connect have planned as a ...