For today's how-to we spent some time rummaging around in our parts box to build a serial IR remote interface for our PC. We took a few pieces from various designs to come up our own, built ...

Movea has just released a version of Gyration’s wireless remote control for Windows Media Center computers. Other than the wireless mouse controls that the remote offers, one nice feature of the ...

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 ...

Harmony's awesome remote controls come with one big limitation: how many devices they can command. That limit is arbitrary. Here's how to circumvent it.

How to remote control an Android device with another Whether you’re looking to fully control or just see the contents of a remote Android device, there are several apps that can help.

Roku confirmed to CNET that the regular Voice remote (the $20 one) can be used on "most televisions," though the company recommends TV owners use the $30 TV remote that adds the mute button.