Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

A couple weeks ago, I reviewed Apple’s Remote app, which lets you use your iPhone or iPod touch as a remote for your Apple TV or for iTunes on a Mac or Windows PC—you get a touchscreen interface for ...

Back in the mid-80s, I started my computing life with an IBM computer and big mechanical keyboard. For the last few weeks my Surface Pro 6, Google Pixel Slate, various Android smartphones, and my iPad ...

Apple has been granted a patent (number US 11868611 B2) ) for “providing a remote keyboard service” for the Apple TV set-top box. In the patent , Apple notes that streaming media devices [such as the ...

There is a certain level of disdain for Apple TV's Siri Remote. Between its glass design, unintuitive orientation, and high replacement cost, it has left many Apple TV users looking for alternatives.

There have always been apps that let you control your TV from an iPhone or iPad, but in my experience, these apps don’t work very well or have limited features — even the official apps from TV ...

After a month of having the new Apple TV in our household, I can firmly recommend that all Apple TV owners pick up the new generation of Apple TV Siri Remote. The differences between the 2017 Apple TV ...