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How to get Amazon Fire TV remote to control TV volume and power with (IR) Infrared

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The Amazon Fire TV remote control has limited buttons and functions because of its size and in order to allow the remote to control your TV via Infrared (IR) you will need to use the SideClick Remote Control attachment. The Side Click remote control can learn your TV IR codes and with a small setup process easily control your TV's power and volume for simple use.  The  Side Click  remote control has a total of 8 programmable buttons that can be used for any IR device (ie. Sound Bar, Receiver, Bluray) and is not limited to your TV only. The  Side Click  remote is available Prime shipping from Amazon with the link seen below.

Sonos Beam Speaker Bar Dimensions

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The new Sonos Beam speaker is now available for pre-order shipping July 17th, 2018. The Sonos Beam has built-in voice control via Amazon Alexa and also is compatible with the new Apple Airplay 2 technology. Sonos Beam Speaker Bar Dimensions Height - 2.7" (68.5 mm) Width - 25.625" (651 mm) Depth - 3.94" (100 mm)

Savant Pro 8.6 Updates and Features DaVinci Release Notes

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Savant has updated their Pro 8 software with the DaVinci 8.6 update which is an incremental update with small additions and bug fixes. See below for the full Savant DaVinci 8.6 Release Notes.

Shoot 360 degree video footage with the GoPro Fusion camera and VR video playback

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With the GoPro Fusion camera you can shoot immersive 360 degree video with Virtual Reality playback. See below for the best deal for the GoPro Fusion and recommended GoPro Fusion accessories to get the maximum value out of your camera. When shooting footage with the GoPro you will need a fast high capacity SD card for all your video and photo storage. Running out of battery with the Go Pro Fusion is the last thing you want to do when you are capturing epic content and a backup battery or two is best when out in the field shooting video. Finally when your GoPro Fusion is not in use you want to protect the lens and an inexpensive cover is the answer.

How to Hide your Cable or DirecTV box and Have Factory IR Remote Control Work

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If you are trying to hide your cable or DirecTV box from visibility and still have the factory remote control still work you will need to install and connect an Infrared IR repeater kit. The kit allows a receiver IR eye to pick up and transmit the remotes IR signal through the powered IR kit. An IR emitter also connected to the IR kit gets stuck to the front of the DirecTV or cable box where the boxes Infrared receiver is which will complete the IR kit installation having the IR codes pass through the IR kit to the hidden equipment. The IR kit relays any IR signal not limiting you to just a DirecTV or Cable Box. See link below for an cost effective IR kit.