TV remotes are a funny thing. Over the last few years, they've added backlighting, gained new charging capabilities, and slimmed down, as seen on Samsung's and Roku's TV remotes. They're handy for navigation, tweaking the volume, and changing settings on the fly, but what if we didn't need them at all?
The popularization of built-in voice assistants coupled with the advancements in AI processing are making the best smart TVs smarter every year. Add to that the possibilities in store with ambient sensors, like the bespoke Ambient Display feature on the new TCL QM9K, and remotes start to feel like landlines: once essential, now outdated.
