Measuring about the size and weight of a circa 2000 cordless phone, Comcast’s new TV remote control is quite a noticeable deviation from the slim, streamlined remotes of the smart TV era. Measuring ...

Dhara Singh is one of CNET's summer interns and a student at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She loves digging deep into the social issues that arise from everyday technology. Aside from ...

Comcast launched a new feature Monday that allows persons with physical or mobility disabilities to use their eyes to navigate their television. The Xfinity X1 eye control pairs with the user's ...

What most people may consider a minor action, like dialing aphone or pushing a button, can be a major challenge for those with physical disabilities. On Tuesday, the Comcast store in Centerplace ...

For many, grabbing the TV remote and flipping through channels is something they don't think much about. But for people with some disabilities, that task is impossible. That all changes Monday as ...

Although Comcast has offered eye-control technology nationwide to customers with disabilities for seven months, the cable giant hadn’t promoted the feature in Colorado Springs until a demonstration ...

The latest feature for Comcast’s X1 remote software makes the clicker more accessible to people who can’t click it the same as everyone else. People with physical disabilities will now be able to ...

“The voice remote lets XFINITY customers find what they want faster by searching for favorite movies, shows, actors or genres with natural language,” said Jonathan Palmatier, vice president of product ...

Xfinity X1 eye control works by presenting users with a web-based remote that pairs to their set-top box. The remote is compatible with existing eye gaze hardware software, as well as Sip-and-Puff ...

Most TV viewers take for granted the ability to change the channel from their couches with a remote control. That task may be near impossible for viewers with the most severe physical challenges. On ...