Smart TVs of the future will be smarter. It should start with dropping the remote in favor of gesture controls.

If you want to control turning your TV on and off ... tapping my Lock Screen is a handy way to start up the TV before Jennifer and I sit down to watch something. I don’t use TV Remote much on the iPad ...

and you can control playback, pause, rewind, or forward without needing to touch your remote! Alternatively, I like to find the TV show, movie, or video I'd like to watch on my mobile device ...

Using very low data rates, typically no more than 1,000 bits/sec, infrared remotes send a different code for each function on the TV, DVD, A/V receiver, etc. There are hundreds of remote control ...

There comes a time in the life of every streaming device when a remote control goes missing and needs to be replaced. There may also come a time when a remote unpairs from your streamer.

However, while most TVs have physical control buttons, you’re out of luck if your Fire TV remote stops working with the streaming device. If you’ve run into issues with the Fire TV remote not ...