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Overcoming Tech Stress
It’s normal to feel overwhelmed by today’s high tech world. Emails, text messages, and a barrage of entertaining smartphone apps keep us distracted...
Rechargeable vs. Disposable Batteries
From powering TV remote controls to energizing garage door openers, disposable batteries still have many uses in our increasingly modern world. Sti...
Understanding TV Parental Guidelines
The TV Parental Guidelines system went into effect in 1997 as a tool to control children’s exposure to unsuitable programming. It’s based on the Mo...
What Are Blu-rays and How Are They Better than DVDs?
Blu-ray discs are a form of optical storage similar to DVDs. However, instead of using red lasers to burn data onto DVD discs, Blu-rays use a vio...
Remote Control Theft Prevention Tips for Hotel Owners
Loss and theft of items such as slippers, towels, silverware, and electronic devices such as remote controls cause significant monetary losses and ...
Save Money by Building Your Own Custom Entertainment Center
The entertainment center is a focal point in most homes, as it houses all of our favorite electronic devices, like the TV, Blu-ray player, home t...
How to Eliminate Home Theater Clutter
Setting up your home theater system involves running a variety of different wires and connections from one component to the next. This leads to wir...
How to Clean a DVD or Blu-ray Player
While DVD and Blu-ray players are self-contained devices, dust can still get inside the unit and cause playback problems with your discs. One ent...
Top Trends in Television Remotes
As our video and audio devices become increasingly sophisticated, so too are the remote controls we use to operate them. TV remotes with new capabi...
How to Program Remote Controls to Support Multiple Devices
With so many different electronic devices in our living rooms, it is easy to have several remote controls. There is one for the TV, another for the...
How to Repair a Broken TV Remote
Remote controls for our electronic devices do eventually wear out. You might notice the buttons you press no longer do anything, no matter how hard...
How the TV Remote Has Changed Over the Years Part I
The first remote controls for televisions were not wireless, but rather wired to the TV with a long cord. These remotes started appearing with tele...
How the TV Remote Has Changed Over the Years Part II
In the last blog post we started exploring the evolution of the television remote, which is continued in this posting. The ultrasonic remote invent...
Apple TV Getting Touchscreen Remote
Apple TV is catching up to the rest of the company. Apple, known for its line of popular touchscreen phones and tablet devices, will update the rem...
Save Time with Preprogrammed Universal Remote Controls
One of the most frequent guest problems hotels and resorts encounter is issues with the TV remote control not working correctly, or issues with the...