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582 The impossible dream of the universal remote

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 06/14/2026 09:42 EDT

The impossible dream of the universal remote

You don't really ever have to explain why a universal remote is a good idea. You have a bunch of stuff that needs controlling; this thing controls them all. Many companies have set out to build a product worthy of this idea, and one product came much closer than most. It was called the Harmony, […]

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