Microsoft and Philips Electronics announced at Microsoft's conference on Tuesday a licensing agreement that will affect hardware companies that plan to build PCs using Microsoft's Freestyle software.

Technology for televisions is advancing all the time, with TVs getting bigger, offering glasses-free 3D, and even being powered by bicycle these days. Sadly, the remote controls for operating TVs ...

is the code-name for technologies that consolidate and present the PCs digital media content in one easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate user interface accessible by remote-control. “Enhancing the ...

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 ...

It’s been a long while since we mentioned Philips range of Pronto home-control remote systems, but Philips hasn’t forgotten them: it’s been making the mega-remotes even more mega with the upcoming ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ — Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices, today ...

It was surely not Philips’ intent, but this wall of remote controls is the perfect encapsulation of everything that’s wrong with the experience of watching TV. Most of these remotes are ergonomically ...

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