First-person view of someone aiming a TV remote at a smart TV - Proxima Studio/Shutterstock In recent years, IR blasters have become a standard part of smart TV systems, but it's not always clear just ...

Samsung has removed many features from its popular Android smartphones over the years. Long gone are the headphone jack, SD card slot, and removable batteries, all of which made Galaxy phones more ...

I switch phones quite frequently. My current favorite is the OnePlus 13 because in addition to packing exceptional hardware, it also offers a decades-old feature: an IR blaster. I find this ...

Situated proudly amongst the pantheon of excommunicated smartphone features, right alongside the 3.5mm headphone jack and the microSD card slot, is the venerable IR blaster. This small bit of handset ...

Xiaomi has launched a new Google Assistant-powered smart speaker. Called the Xiaomi Smart Speaker IR Control, this device does everything it has in the name. That is, apart from serving as a smart ...

IR blasters are a dying breed, but many manufacturers in China have fortunately refused to let them go extinct. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a ...

Meizu 20 series will be arriving pretty soon as the latest flagship smartphone lineup from the brand. Recently, Meizu has started teasing the new smartphones on social media, revealing information in ...

I've recently began having problems with my Tivo (series 1) IR blaster transmitting sixes. I didn't really notice, then care much, but now I realize I'm missing episodes of "Dennis Miller Live", so ...

OnePlus‘ iconic alert slider may be back on the OnePlus 11R. Rumors about it started surfacing last week, though we didn’t have any proof. But a new leak from MySmartPrice gives us visuals allegedly ...

Realme is ready to introduce the Realme GT Neo5 smartphone in China. The smartphone will be officially released in China on February 9th, 2023. The smartphone will include ground-breaking 240W ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In recent years, IR blasters have become a standard part of smart TV systems, but it's not always clear just what these devices ...