The universal remote is a must-have for the megalomaniac home-cinema owner. The sheer power of controlling everything from the TV to the lights, in one device, is enough to elicit "Mwahahahaha!"s from ...

OS Requirements: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP or Mac OS X with Safari 1.0 1. The remote didn't turn on/off my Scientific Atlanta 8000HD DVR This problem was not as difficult as it seemed, partially due to ...

Lets face it, there's a downside to the consumer electronics revolution. A proliferation of black or silver boxes that live under the omnipresent TVs bring with them a multitude of separate remote ...

Logitech just announced the Logitech Harmony 600 Remote. Giving you one-click control over your favorite activities, simple setup, and can replace up to five other remotes. “Why have one remote for ...

It’s not quite perfect (it makes a terrible Sonos controller replacement), but Logitech’s Harmony Elite can control anything in your entertainment center and almost anything in your connected-home ...

A universal remote that you’ll constantly be talking to A universal remote that you’ll constantly be talking to is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His ...

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