We've grown a little spoiled. At some point during the progression of televisions and media devices, remote controls went from infrared sensors that required a direct line-of-sight between the remote ...

Anyone looking to bring additional smarts to their TV has probably stumbled upon Roku. The device is available in multiple formats — but its remote control has remained largely untouched with these ...

For those who have used Roku streaming devices over the years, like me, you probably have noticed that the streaming service ...

Your TV remote is probably the number one gadget you hate losing. Without it, watching TV is just so inconvenient. You'd either have to get up from the couch to push the buttons on the back of the TV, ...

An icon of an allegedly brand-new Chromecast remote from Google was found inside the latest Android TV 14 beta, and it’s got more buttons — including one with a star logo. An icon of an allegedly ...

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I have a surge protector power strip that works to power macbook air, a 12tb usb mechanical hard drive, a set of small edifier speakers and a desk mount lamp, and the usb charger port. The desk mount ...