WiFi Smart IR Remote Controller Smart Home Infrared Universal Remote Blaster,One for All Control AC TV DVD CD AUD SAT etc,Compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant,No Hub Required

Great to control TVs, audio types of devices links well with Alexa to allow for SELF home automation.

I love this product! It has turned all my non smart IR devices into smart devices I am able to control from my phone anywhere such as a window ac unit, tower fan, sound bar and projector, and all my tvs(although they are smart tvs it was still nice to have this option because the app is easy to use and you can access your devices quickly, some quicker than the manufacturers app) the only downside is the device can only control items in the same room it wouldn’t be able to reach things in a room it isn’t in however for the price it’s a great and helpful device. I recommend!

Overall review: It works pretty good. You don't need the manufacturer's app - you can just use Smart Life, etc. In my case I got this in hopes of controlling some LED puck lights I have mounted under my kitchen cabinets. I wanted to be able to use a motion sensor and voice commands with Alexa. Before this device, I always had to use an IR remote or turn each one on individually - which was annoying. Initial Installation and Setup: So, I got this unknown brand (to me), inexpensive IR blaster device and set it up in the Smart Life app with no real issue. This didn't come up in the list of brands and devices so I chose Other and then universal remote to do the DIY set-up. I programmed just the On and Off buttons from the original remote, and that all worked just fine. I could now control all of the puck lights at once with just On and Off buttons in the app. Now, onto my real plan to automate them with Alexa... Integration with Alexa: The main issue I ran into was that, no matter what, I couldn't get this to load into the Alexa app under Devices. After some reading online I decided to try setting each button up as its own Scene in Smart Life first - in this case it was just On and Off - so, no big deal. Well, sure enough, the Scenes I set up in Smart Life were immediately discovered and useable in Alexa - so it was a good workaround. From there, I added a motion sensor and now the kitchen cabinet lights turn on and off automatically when someone enters and leaves the kitchen. Perfect home automation. Final Thoughts: I imagine if you were using a device that was in the large list of brands and not a DIY setup the device would be easily discovered in Alexa without the Scenes workaround. This wasn't what I needed it for, so I haven't tried that part. Again, overall I think this device works fine and suited my needs of getting LED lights smart enabled with Alexa. At any rate, I hope this may help someone who may be thinking this IR blaster device is not useable or broken for their needs and didn't know about the Scenes workaround. When it doubt - first try setting up Scenes for each remote button and see if that works in Alexa.

Funciona totalmente con alexa, hace la vida más fácil. Ya tenemos 4 en nuestra casa, controlamos la televisión y los mini splits.

I bought this so that I can control everything in my entertainment center on my phone. The funny part is that I can launch the Smart Life App and control my Vizio TV over IR faster with this device than I can launching Vizio's SmartCast App and control the TV over WiFi. Here's an illustration of how good this device and app are: Vizio SmartCast TV using SmartCast App (after having set up the app, app not running): 1. Launch SmartCast App (wait a few seconds for the app to say: "Welcome to SmartCast, Tap Devices above to choose a TV, Sound Bar or other device to set up or control") 2. Do not follow the instructions displayed in the app, if you do you will never be able to control your TV as it won't let you set it up if it is already set up and it won't load the remote interface if you are on the set up screen, instead you just have to wait patiently without interacting with the app in any way. After what feels like a minute, the remote interface appears in the app with all but the power button grayed out/inoperable, it will never appear if you are out side your home LAN, native WiFi control does not work over the internet, only works within the same LAN that the TV is connected to. 3. After what feels like another minute, the buttons are no longer grayed out and I can finally tell my TV what I want it to do. (Rarely can you switch inputs or adjust volume in under a minute if you didn't already have the app up and running before you decided you wanted to control the TV) Vizio SmartCast TV using Smart Life App and this device (after configuring app, app not running): 1. Launch Smart Life (wait a second or two, often less than a second) 2. Click SmartCast (wait a second or two) 3. Click what ever button you want. (TV reacts to command in under a second), even works over internet, you can turn off TV when you aren't at home and the kids are watching TV instead of going to bed. (Worst case scenario 10 seconds elapse between deciding to control your TV and issuing the command)