For those looking for an alternate hacker-friendly solution, you can make your own smart remote with a Raspberry Pi Zero W. I made an IR blaster that replaced a

For those looking for an alternate hacker-friendly solution, you can make your own smart remote with a Raspberry Pi Zero W. I made an IR blaster that replaced all my IR based remotes [1]. I’m sure you can make one for RF ones as well. And they’re not too hard to integrate with Amazon Echo or Home Kit. [1]: http://www.instructables.com/id/Amazon-Echo-Controlled-IR-Remote/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Amazon-Echo-Controlled-IR-Re...