When you sign up for Xfinity TV service, you'll receive its universal remote, but you'll need to program it to take advantage of its full capabilities.

Comcast said it will deliver several Android apps later this year and plans to offer apps with similar remote control functions on the Blackberry and other smartphones.

The collaboration behind Comcast’s new Large Button Voice Remote helped create a world-class experience, from end to end, for people with vision, mobility, and dexterity impairments.

Comcast Corp announced on Wednesday that it developed a new remote control feature in partnership with Twitter that allows users to turn the channel through a tweet.

Bigger, brighter, with a wristband and an audio instruction manual, the new large-button remote aims to improve TV watching for people with disabilities.