TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) and PayPal are trying to get customers to ditch the shopping cart and buy goods straight from their couch using the remote control. The two have teamed up to let consumers buy ...

We knew that at least one of the new Xooms would be able to double as a (rather large) remote control, but Motorola surprised us yesterday when they revealed that both of the Xoom 2 models feature IR ...

Imagine you’re sitting on the sofa, but you forgot to pick up the TV remote, and your smart speaker isn’t listening to your request. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your sofa’s armrest could act as a ...

In the first three parts of my ongoing venture to make a Mac mini a powerful component of my AV empire we’ve covered upgrading the Mac, connecting it to a typical AV system, and configuring it to ...

Without today’s birthday boy, you might still be getting out of your chair every time you want to change the channel on the TV. Robert Adler, inventor of the first practical, wireless television ...

Are you very lazy but very clever? Then perhaps you'll want to build a mind-reading remote control so you never need leave the sofa to change channel. Daniel Davis, who runs an award-winning video ...

Conor started life in journalism at Digital Spy as a technology reporter, covering everything from Tim Cook's hypnotic dancing to the latest phone launches, before moving to Wareable Media Group in ...