At the very least, that probably means a physical play/pause button and enabling the volume controls on the tablet to directly control the volume of your TV, AV receiver, or sound bar.

How can an infrared remote control it? ... (Oh, and your TV’s remote will need a dedicated play/pause button, of course.) The functionality also seems to be enabled on an app-by-app basis.

Xbox is giving parents a couple new ways to monitor their children’s gaming. The company introduced a new feature that allows parents to pause their child’s gameplay directly from their phone ...

There's also one other thing that a physical TV remote has that TV back buttons or remote apps don't: tiny dots on/near some of the buttons. Most of the time, you can see this bump on the number 5 ...

Not any more, it seems: Google has apparently released a firmware update that lets Chromecast users control what’s on using their TV remote. Only the play and pause buttons work.

It features buttons that closely mirror that of a VCR or DVD remote. There are buttons for controlling volume, navigating menus, video playback functions (such as pause, rewind, and fast forward ...

To pause or play the current video, simply press the physical Play/Pause button on the remote. Alternatively, press once on the touch surface.

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A button with three lines and a music note now sits on the toolbar. Simply click that and all of your media will appear drop down boxes. Controls for YouTube videos even have preview images so you ...