This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read the full article here. If you're looking for an easy-to-use universal remote to control up to eight ...

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 ...

Tabletop Control: 7.5" L x 5.2" W x 3" H (19 cm x 13.3 cm x 7.5 cm) HT-MSU: 10.5" L x 6" W x 1" H (26.7 cm x 15 cm x 2.6 cm) Call me old-school, but I still like a hard-button remote control.