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 ...

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 ...

The OnePlus 12 is expected to make its debut in December, and now we’ve got an early reveal that has confirmed the display, as well as the return of a long-lost favorite feature, the IR blaster. In ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The Fire TV Blaster is a relatively niche accessory launched by Amazon in 2019, designed to control the infrared inputs of older TVs and soundbars using voice commands picked up by Echo speakers. No ...