Remote controls help us manage various electronics around our homes, from gaming controllers to controls for TVs, ceiling fans, and other household gadgets. However, they're often overlooked when it ...

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Keeping your remote controls clean and sanitized may not be something you think about very often. But remote controls for TVs, cable boxes, and media players get handled all the time, often with ...

Remove the batteries, and then use a microfiber cloth and isopropyl alcohol First, remove your remote's batteries to be safe. Use a cloth and some isopropyl alcohol, if possible, though soap and water ...

Food, fingerprints, dog drool and dust — these are just a handful of the sticky, sometimes-slimy substances that might be coating your clicker. Take it from someone who’s spent the last decade of ...

Have you ever gone to use a mouse, camera or remote control that's been sitting around for a while, only to find the batteries and their compartment covered in a white-ish crusty residue? That crust ...

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Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Remote controls for TVs, cable boxes, and media players get handled all the time, often with fingers and mitts that aren't ...