Remotes for TVs and other technology have many buttons aside from the standard power one, but why? The answer has to do with ...

If you own a smart TV, then you probably have streamer buttons on your remote control. This handy feature allows you to easily jump from an app like Netflix to Disney+, without having to escape back ...

Sometimes, the best hifi gear is the gear you’ve already got. This is particularly the case in the cassette world, as high quality decks are long out of production. [Nick] liked his current rig, but ...

Even before the addition of touchpads, remote controls were pushing the boundaries in terms of size as more and more features were crammed into home entertainment devices and more and more buttons ...

YOUR Sky TV remote probably has a few tricks you didn’t know about. We reveal some of the hidden meanings behind lesser-used Sky buttons. There are two types: one with buttons on the circle, and one ...

An black Xfinity Voice Remote sitting on a white table next to two books - Comcast In the age of streaming services, many still rely on Xfinity to be their source of entertainment and media. Offering ...

Fire TV Stick remotes offer a ton of features, but they do stumble from time to time. Here are some common problems with the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Canadian smart lighting company Nanoleaf does everything a little differently. Its LED Light Panels (which made my favorite tech of 2017 list) are flat, interlocking and made to be mounted on a wall.

Remote controls may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new system by Israeli gesture start-up eyeSight. The onecue control center lets users communicate with just about any connected device in ...