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Building a home theater system is every movie enthusiast’s dream, but the downside of it is the graveyard of remote controls on your table—you don’t want to be juggling through them with the snack in ...

Learn how to build a smartphone entertainment remote for your TV, streaming apps, media devices, volume, search, and everyday home entertainment.

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I bought a single brand of universal remote for each of my seven screen-equipped rooms a while ago. Each has separate programming, and, on occasion, the wrong remote mysteriously migrates into a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We're still far away from a time when there will be no need for remotes, and they can pile up if you have consoles, speaker systems, and other ...