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 ...

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 ...

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We've mentioned how dirty remote controls are, and they may not be cleaned very often—if ever. When you stay in a hotel, you might want to clean off previous occupants' germs before using it, but ...

We know all the cleaning hot spots in the home: floors, showers, windows, et cetera. But there are lots of other items you might be forgetting to clean — including your television remote control.

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 ...