Anyone looking to bring additional smarts to their TV has probably stumbled upon Roku. The device is available in multiple formats — but its remote control has remained largely untouched with these ...

An icon of an allegedly brand-new Chromecast remote from Google was found inside the latest Android TV 14 beta, and it’s got more buttons — including one with a star logo. An icon of an allegedly ...

Your TV remote is probably the number one gadget you hate losing. Without it, watching TV is just so inconvenient. You'd either have to get up from the couch to push the buttons on the back of the TV, ...

For those who have used Roku streaming devices over the years, like me, you probably have noticed that the streaming service ...

The shortcut button on the Google TV Streamer remote is found at the very bottom of the remote. It has a star icon and is found right next to the power button. By default, this button doesn’t do ...

More specifically, it’s what one button says about why the streaming wars are pretty much over. We’ll get to that in just a moment. The original Chromecast was a simple stick you plugged into the HDMI ...

A quick glance at the image below and anyone who uses an Amazon Fire TV device will recognize some significant changes that have been made to the remote control. The new Alexa Voice Remote for Fire TV ...

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I have a surge protector power strip that works to power macbook air, a 12tb usb mechanical hard drive, a set of small edifier speakers and a desk mount lamp, and the usb charger port. The desk mount ...