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29 Dec 2015

3 Anticipated Smart Home Trends for 2016

A new year is looming and for 2016, big changes are occurring in the technology industry that will be life changing.

And part of this includes smart home technological advances. Making homes “smart” is not a foreign concept anymore. It’s becoming a growing trend, especially among Millennials.

With the top concerns for 2016 being energy consumption and saving money, smart homes can help lead the way. Using home automation can save you up to 1/3 on your current energy bill with many money saving devices too.

Let’s look at what a smart home really is and anticipated trends – and how the SURE Universal is part of this.

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01 Dec 2015

How to Modify a System on Your Universal Remote Control App

Are you having fun playing with your SURE Universal app?

Hopefully you’re no longer stressing over finding a lost remote control. Have you done any pranks on your friends yet?

We recently wrote about a neat feature where you can group multiple devices together with one press of the SURE Universal remote. It’s such a handy, time saving feature and the feedback we’ve been getting about it has all been positive.

When you group multiple devices together in the SURE Universal app, we call that creating a “system.” Once you’ve got things all set up, you might be wondering why you would need to modify your system in the first place.

Let’s look at four reasons.

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24 Nov 2015

3 Reasons to Ditch Your Remote Controls for Good

Do you sometimes feel you have too many remotes lying around the house?

It’s enough to drive you crazy – trying to find the right remote control for the right device.

There’s your PlayStation remote and your Roomba remote. You may even have an Apple (or other streaming media device) remote as well as a DVR remote and a TV remote.

It seems the more technologically advanced we become, the more remotes we end up accumulating. And there are even remotes for devices that probably don’t really need a remote like a dehumidifier or a motherboard for your computer. Odd isn’t it?

You may not even realize how many remotes you really have – we bet there are still remotes you never took out of the plastic – but it’s safe to say it’s probably one too many.

Let’s look at three reasons to say goodbye to your remote controls for good.

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03 Nov 2015

7 Original and New Netflix Shows to Watch Right Now

Netflix’s live streaming content is quickly becoming the main way people are watching TV.

With binge watching the norm for Millennials, Netflix has risen to the demand by pumping out new originals this year.

Netflix reports they have around 36 new original shows streaming – between its new arrivals and recurring ones.

If you’re stuck watching the same old shows you’ve been watching for awhile, why not take a step out of your comfort zone, grab your SURE Universal remote and check out what’s new and hot over on Netflix.

Here are 7 top original shows on Netflix to keep your eye on.

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27 Oct 2015

3 Fun Ways To Make Your Halloween Memorable This Year

Ghosts, goblins and witches – Halloween is a fun time to get together with your friends, take your children out trick-or-treating, and spend time with your loved ones.

This is one of the nights of the year you can play pranks and get away with it. From putting a “finger” in someone’s food to planting a spider when your friend is about to sit down – this is the night to unleash your creativity.

Since Halloween is close by, here at Tekoia we like to have fun. And the best fun is with our SURE Universal remote.

Many people just think of it as a universal remote for your TV, but there is much more you can do with it.

Let’s look at three creative ways you can use your SURE Universal this Halloween. And they’re not all pranks either!

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13 Oct 2015

4 Overlooked Places to Use Your Universal Remote

More and more people today are trashing their remotes and opting for a universal remote instead.

The whole green movement is becoming widespread and people want to live clutter-free and become more eco-friendly.

Who wants to fill a place up with countless remotes for all their devices? The remotes get lost, they break and you have the added hassle of always needing to have batteries handy.

With our SURE Universal remote, you don’t have to be bothered with all that. You have one remote for all your devices.

But, did you know your SURE Universal doesn’t have to only be used in your home? In fact there are 4 often overlooked places your SURE Universal will work, so let’s find out what they are.

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06 Oct 2015

7 Oddest Remote Control Devices Around

It’s time to look at the oddest remote control devices around.

At Tekoia, we celebrate the remote. From fun pranks to just the strangest looking types of remotes out there, we like to see how remote controls make our lives happier and easier.

So, if you could snap your fingers, and suddenly control your gadgets, appliances, and even your animals all from the comfort of your La-Z-Boy chair, what would you use first?

Let’s look at the seven oddest remote control devices people have designed.

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22 Sep 2015

How to Test if Your Remote Control or Smartphone IR Blaster is Working

How many times has your remote control stopped working?

You don’t know if there is something wrong with the remote, the TV or you just need new batteries?

You basically have 2 options:

1. Find some new batteries and try them out in the remote (you may need to “borrow” them from another remote in the house)
2. Go and buy some batteries (cos you never have them when you most need them)

However, if you’re curious if your remote control is working properly before you search for replacement batteries – there’s a quick test you can do.

And it’s a pretty cool trick.

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16 Sep 2015

How Sharing Photos Has Moved From Photo Albums to Photo Streaming

Technology has changed radically in the past few decades. And there’s no better representation than with the photos you take and save

Since digital photography is a huge industry, and the thought of not taking a selfie seems like a foreign concept, how did people before the invention of smartphones and the Internet share their photos?

Where did they display them or save them?

Displaying and saving your photos has changed drastically from the previous generation to the present day.

Here at Tekoia we like to look at how technology has changed. Whether it’s how appliances have changed or how the remote control became popular, we love to learn about how technology has improved over our lifespan.

Let’s take a crash course on the history of displaying – and saving – photos over the decades.

Remember Those Family Portraits?

If you were an 80’s child living in the US, then you can probably remember how every year you were dragged to Sears to take a family portrait. If you live in a different country you may have a local store or photographer who took your family portrait.

It wasn’t by any means something you look fondly back on – skin blemishes, unsightly 80’s style perms, or all the polyester – but you can appreciate the simplicity of it all.

Those portraits hung on your wall throughout your childhood. Good ol’ times eh?

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