Looking for a tablet that can be used as a remote control for your TV or other home theater gear? CNET rounds up its top picks. Xiomara Blanco Associate Editor / Reviews - Tablets and monitors Xiomara ...

Home universal remote controller Blumoo has gained a new Android app, spreading the multifunction controller to Google's smartphone and tablet OS, while at the same time giving its iOS app an update.

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 ...

Despite its intention on transforming houses, the smart home boom came with one important caveat: To upgrade to the latest trend, people needed to buy entirely new gadgets. Thankfully, this ...

Amazon’s latest hardware product is the Fire TV Blaster. Priced at $34.99, the Amazon Fire TV Blaster improves IR control for an existing setup. Unlike other Amazon Fire TV devices, the Amazon IR ...

Bertel is a Linux user who likes budget smartphones more than flagships, uses a custom ROM, and gets his apps from F-Droid. When he isn't writing short stories for Android Police, you might find him ...

HTC has released a new version of its HTC OpenSense SDK that adds an API for the IR blaster that's built into the HTC One. The new API will allow developers to write applications that can take ...

My bone stock Samsung tab shit the bed during a pushed f/w update. I'm disinclined to buy another Samsung but do like their Watch On app. What other brand incorporates IR? Thanks.

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, ...