Here are five reasons your smart home needs more wireless remotes. There’s no substitute for a "proper” wired-in wall switch.

Remember the days before smartphones, when television remotes were bulky devices that burned through batteries with a vengeance? Universal remotes were a lifesaver — though huge, they worked with ...

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The homes will get smarter this year as we witness the best smart home devices of CES 2026 revolutionize the technology for ...

Universal remotes are great but often rather pricey. If you want to make your own, Make shows you how to use an Arduino Yun to make a smart remote control you can control from any web browser.

For selection and affordability, Ikea will be hard to beat for Matter-compatible smart home sensors and lighting in 2026.

Sevenhugs has a very cool remote control that is on Kickstarter and has destroyed its funding goal. The product is called the Smart Remote by Sevenhugs and this remote claims to be able to control any ...

It's not too hard to simplify your home theater if you get a Harmony remote or the right HDMI-CEC gear, but Samsung wants the experience to be even simpler than that. Its 2016 Smart TVs are launching ...

A universal remote that doesn’t suck to use? A universal remote that doesn’t suck to use? Dan Seifert is an editor overseeing The Verge’s product reviews and service journalism programs. Dan has ...

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