The official "Star Trek" phaser remote control zaps pretty much any TV, set-top box or music player in the galaxy. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen ...

Dhara Singh is one of CNET's summer interns and a student at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She loves digging deep into the social issues that arise from everyday technology. Aside from ...

When you go to a new channel, you might have a sudden feeling of regret. Maybe the new show is rubbish and what you were watching just before was way better. Rather than manually navigating all the ...

Remote Control is the newest feature from WAMG, whereas you — the reader — hold the power of suggestion. Consider yourself sitting in your own personal screening room. You’re in a big, comfy reclining ...

Most TV viewers take for granted the ability to change the channel from their couches with a remote control. That task may be near impossible for viewers with the most severe physical challenges. On ...