As Ikea gets closer to finally launching its remote volume control for its Sonos-built Symfonisk speakers, we've now got some more details on how the remote control works and what it will cost ...

Now thanks to wi-fi, nearly any device capable of logging on to a network can become a remote. But the first real product to do this was the Philco Mystery Control, first introduced in 1939.

Philco's Mystery Control (1939) was a battery-operated radio transmitter, so it didn't have to be in the same room as the radio it was controlling.

The remote control was the first truly wireless device to enter the home. It was co-invented by Robert Adler, who died earlier this year aged 93. While Adler was a prolific innovator, responsible for ...

The remote volume control is a duplicated function and is unlabeled as such ambiguous. Where on the D-Pad volume up is controlled by pressing up/right and volume down with down/left.

Aftermarket gadgets that fit inside empty space in your laptop always appeal to me for some reason, so I gently approve of this Wireless Remote Control that slots neatly into a spare PCMCIA slot ...

TV remotes still use infrared because it’s cheap, universal, and reliable. Remotes often use IR for basic functions and ...

Eugene J. Polley, a man best known for inventing the first wireless television remote control, died of natural causes on Sunday at Advocate Good Samaritan ...

The AirFly Pro 2 wireless headphone dongle offers improved sound and volume control This is likely the best option for listening to music during flights.

The Ramsey Wireless Remote Winch Control kit includes a wireless transmitter, a receiver that can be mounted under the hood, and a 6-inch magnetic base antenna.

1905: Spanish engineer Leonardo Torres-Quevedo uses a radio remote controller to operate a boat more than a mile away in the Bilbao estuary. The crowd is amazed. Guglielmo Marconi’s famous ...