TARENTUM, Pa. — Battery-powered devices are all around us, but many people forget they can present a fire danger. Carolyn Supansic was shaken by the fire that could have killed her brother and ...

Your smartphone can help you determine whether your remote control is faulty or whether the battery is dead, according to www.maketecheasier.com. Here is how to go about it: Pull out your smartphone ...

If you're tired of replacing the batteries in your remote controls, why not opt for one universal remote? Many have already made the switch, but now you can get rid of those batteries for good with ...

Most standard remote controls send signals to your home theater gear using a beam of infrared light, which a sensor on your hardware picks up. You can’t see this beam, but your smartphone’s camera can ...