Sure, the remote control Panasonic showed off as part of its Viera update this week looks like any other overly complicated, SD-slot equipped, universal home theater remote. But there's more to it ...

When I cut the cable TV cord nearly eight years ago, juggling multiple remote controls was a necessity. At minimum, you needed one for your television and another for your game console or streaming ...

PlayStation 4 owners using televisions compatible with HDMI-CEC can navigate the next-gen console's operating system using their television's remote control. Through a series of tests, Polygon found ...

One of the promises of the digital revolution is to create increasingly intelligent consumer electronics (CE) devices and systems that can automatically configure themselves, correct errors, and free ...

All the bad things aside, HDMI-CEC does have the most potential of all the control protocols used in the home theater, but until it is widely supported by the industry, it'll never gain significant ...

CHATSWORTH, CA — Connectivity solutions provider Gefen announces the pre-release of its HDMI IR Extender. This hi-def audio/video extension system delivers 1080p full HD in the HDMI format with IR ...

While IR emitters aren't exactly new, neither have they traditionally been either discrete or attractively designed. Sewell's InjectIR kit isn't exactly pretty, but – by squirting an IR repeater ...

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