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Even before the addition of touchpads, remote controls were pushing the boundaries in terms of size as more and more features were crammed into home entertainment devices and more and more buttons ...

Your 3-button garage remote is built to do far more than raise and lower a single garage door. With a little setup, those ...

YOUR Sky TV remote probably has a few tricks you didn’t know about. We reveal some of the hidden meanings behind lesser-used Sky buttons. The Sky Q Touch remote is the one with the big touch circle in ...

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As Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, and many other players all battle for control of the boxes and the content ecosystems that sit next to your television, there’s an equally important fight to sell ...

EVEN the most ardent Sky TV fans may have missed a seriously handy remote control feature. Your Sky TV remote has a hidden button hiding in plain sight. You’ve probably picked the remote up thousands ...

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There are five other Sky TV tricks you need to know YOUR Sky TV remote can not only control the Sky box – but your actual television too. It’s a handy trick and worth setting up if you’ve got a spare ...