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 ...

Smart remote control app maker Peel is going back its roots: The company has teamed up with Philips subsidiary PITS to launch the Pronto, a new extender device that brings the power of Peel to iOS.

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 ...

The OnePlus 13 has made its international debut after launching earlier in its home country of China. The new smartphone ...

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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 ...

I realize that having three phones on you at all times is a bit overkill for the average person, but I use each one pretty much every day for something, whether it’s to snap a photo, grab a screenshot ...

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 ...

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, ...

Louis Pavlakos is a journalist based out of Montreal focusing on news at Android Police. Though he's primarily focused on pop culture, he's also a tech enthusiast at heart. Louis has previously ...

Many years ago, in a moment of candid honesty, Nilay Patel described how his childhood was somehow defined and irrevocably ruined by an attempt to set up and use an IR blaster. It might also have had ...