The Dijit app for Android turns any tablet or phone with an IR port into a slamming good universal remote control.

Dust off your old tablet and turn it into a one-stop control center for all your smart home devices.

If you have an old Android phone laying around, you can convert it into a universal remote that can control your TV and even your smart home.

The Griffin Beacon combined with the Dijit app make it easy to turn your phone or tablet into a universal remote.

That's the Android-friendly Beacon, a universal remote control system that transforms Android phones and tablets into "never-lose remotes" for home entertainment centers.

The Pronto with Peel is a smartphone/tablet-based universal remote that provides customized TV-listings, program recommendations, social media integration, and IR remote and extender functions.

It's been quite a while since we got our hands on Griffin's Beacon universal remote control, way back at CES. The IR converter has since hit the market for iOS users, but the Android community ...

Culture Universal Android remote beats Google to punch A Korean company is already offering the Smart Touch URC Andi-One, an Android device that delivers on the promise of Android@Home.

If you're looking for an easy-to-use universal remote to control up to eight AV components and even some smart-home devices, we recommend the Logitech Harmony Companion.

Chinese chip maker Rockchip has released a new tool that lets you remote control an Android 4.2 device with a Rockchip RK3188 using pretty much any Android phone or tablet.

You can actually use your Harmony or other universal remote to control your Android TV device, and it will only cost you a little over $10.00. Hit the break to find out how.