News Summary

• A modern remote realistically needs very few buttons, often relying on voice control or even an app.
• By contrast, these standard universal remotes, like the classic GE models, still cram in more than 50.
• It’s simply easier for the manufacturer to stick us with such devices than to design something intuitive.
• We usually use our remotes in the dark, relying on touch instead of sight.
• That's why we need real buttons—not a featureless slab of plastic that makes us stop watching TV just to hunt for the right key.