Smart IR Remote Control,All in One IR Blaster Control, Universal WiFi Infrared Remote Control for TV DVD Air Conditioner STB etc,Compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant

The media could not be loaded. ** Instructions for adding any button to an Alexa routine at the bottom of my review **PROS- able to be added to Alexa routines- small and sleek- able to control devices spread all over the room- uses standard usb-c (cable included)- my devices were already in the database- can add buttons not in the databaseCONS- none, but it would be nice to add the device straight to the Alexa app, and control all functions straight from the routines menu, but I don’t think any IR device can do this yet.OVERVIEWWOW, this device is awesome, especially when you consider the price. I was surprised by how small the device is (I attached a size comparison with a pen). Setup was pretty easy, I just followed the instructions in the manual, and then connected the smart life skill to use the device with Alexa.MY USE CASEI have this controlling 3 devices: projector, TV, and soundbar. My goal in getting this was to easily transition between using my PS4 while sitting at my desk on my TV, to laying in bed on my projector, and vice versa. This worked out perfectly by using an Alexa routine (see attached video). I was a little worried that a device like this would only emit IR in one direction, similar to a remote, however, it was able to reach 3 devices on separate sides of the room. Amazing! I even pushed it behind my TV and it still works.INSTRUCTIONS TO ADD ANY BUTTON TO AN ALEXA ROUTINEI highly recommend you screenshot this section for later if you intend on using Alexa routines with this product.1. Setup the device as shown in the manual2. Add your device to the smart life app, most devices are already in their database, if it isn’t, choose the most similar device.3. Once the device is added, open the remote for it. If there’s a button that you want that’s not included with the default remote, add a custom button. This will have you point your remote towards the device and hold the button to add, works perfectly.4. Once all the buttons that you want are on the remote in the smart life app, then go to the smart tab in the smart life app and click on the tap-to-run menu. Here you’ll have to create a tap-to-run task for each function that you would like Alexa to receive.5. Once you have all the tap-to-run tasks working within the smart life app, go to the Alexa app, and search for the smart life skill and connect it to your account.6. In the Alexa app, go to the devices tab, click the “+” in the upper right hand corner, tap add device, then scroll to the bottom and tap other. This will pull in all the tap-to-run tasks into Alexa. Alexa will recognize them as scenes, therefore, you will find them in the scenes menu.7. Now you’re ready to create your Alexa routine like normal and just add the appropriate scene to your routine.** if you found this helpful please let me know by clicking ‘helpful’ **

Works as intended AND can be flashed with OpenBK if so desired. However, OpenBK doesn't have great support for HVAC codes, so if you want to use it for that, you'll have to replaced the onboard chip with an ESP32 of some kinda. I ended up replacing the CB3S inside with a Tasmota flashed ESP32 and using it to control my HVAC through home assistant.

I use this to control my Home Theater projector and receiver. Sometimes when I ask google to turn on or off a device it will say it's not available. That means this device is mysteriously offline or not responding.I haven't done any packet captures to see what's going on with it. Instead I bought a $5 smart plug and if the blaster is offline I'll just power cycle the smart plug. When the blaster comes back online, it works just fine.Fun little tech and you can do a lot with it if you want to get creative. Setup is kinda silly sometimes but you'll get it if you read the steps ppl have provided in their reviews!

Decided to pick one of these up for my bedroom TV. I've had a Logitech Harmony hub for my primary TV for quite a while. After getting this one, I set it up with the Smart Life app and was just blown away with how well it worked. It had my Hannspree TV in its database, so I didn't need any special programming to get that working. The only thing that it didn't have in the database was my Roku. But it was very easy to add it in. Not only does it have an IR blaster, it also has an IR receiver, which allows it to learn codes from an original device remote. With that, I was able to add all of the Roku functions that I need. After seeing up the devices, it is very easy to make up some smart routines to operate there TV and other items. And just after making the routine, it showed up in the Alexa app.The biggest issue that I have with the Logitech Harmony hub is that it doesn't seem possible to set a toggle switch for turning things on or off. They required 2 separate actions. Not true with this unit though. You can set it to turn on or off many items. The toggle worked out so well that I decided to set it up with one of my Echo Buttons. Now whenever I want to watch TV or turn it off, I just hit the big button and it does its thing.As for the controller itself, it's very nice. Compact and plain in appearance, it does a big job. It has a USB C plug and comes with a small USB cable, but no power supply. It has just one small button on it for putting it into pairing mode. Other than that, everything is done through changing settings in the SmartLife app.

Tried with Samsung and Vizio devices. Both should be supported, especially the Samsung. All autodiscovery options never got more than 20% of the buttons to work. Had to manually program each button. Scenes (One-Touch) were a pain to set up in the poor interface. Even then, 90% of the time trying to use one-touch failed with a non-descript error. When it didn't fail with an error, it still only turned the TV once out of 40 tries. Finally, Amazon failed to recognize as devices. After 2 hours and many tries, I did get one device to be recognized, but no verbal commands actually worked. Hardware connected easily and registered all IR signals. It was the supporting software that's horrid. So technically did all it advertised; only with 10% accuracy and effectiveness.