Turn your smartphone into a remote control

For some of us it’s a little hard to believe, but its amazing what your smartphone can control remotely. Forget about just WhatsApp messages, phone calls, Facebook and games, your smartphone is capable of so much more! Well, in some cases you’ll have to buy extra gadgets if you want to turn it into the ultimate remote control, but things like changing your music and controlling your TV can be seriously useful. Read to find out how to turn your smartphone into the coolest remote control ever:


1. Flick through TV channels
You can use smartphones like the HTC one (M8) and Samsung Galaxy S5 to control your TV and even your stereo, a lot of manufacturers have found space to fit in infrared blasters on plenty of other smartphones. If you have the HTC one (M8) or the Samsung S5 check out these apps (if you haven’t already): Samsung IR and HTC Sense TV.

The cool thing is you may still be able to control your TV even if your smartphone doesn’t have an infrared transmitter, manufacturers like LG offer support for their webOS TVs via WiFi and the Remote webOS app.

2. Smart lighting
If you can control your TV with your smartphone it makes sense to control the lighting too! Think about it, you’re busy watching a movie and now you need to dim the lights for a better atmosphere. You’ll be able to do just that with the Philips Hue connected lightbulb, you can control and dim it with your smartphone!

3. Make sure your home is okay
You can ditch the old control panel for your home security system and program everything through your smartphone, you’ll even receive instant notifications of anything suspicious! The newest smart key technology on the market is called Lockitron, it’s amazing because you’ll be able to lock, unlock and send timed smart keys to your family or friends if they need to get into your house.

4. Brew some coffee
Your smartphone can be used to make getting up in the morning a lot easier! Meet the impressive Mr. Coffee, you can set it to make you a cup of coffee without even having to get out of bed, just simply tap a button on the WeMo app. You even have the option to schedule it to start brewing without your intervention, so if you want to wake up in the morning to the fresh smell of coffee this is a good place to start.

We live in an age where home appliances are becoming “smarter” every day, just imagine making sure your home is locked up properly, turning on your favourite action movie, dimming the lights and sipping on a tasty cup of joe all controlled by your smartphone.

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Written By: Christine Romans
CopyWriter at The Computer Guyz Cape Town

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