Dhara Singh is one of CNET's summer interns and a student at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She loves digging deep into the social issues that arise from everyday technology. Aside from ...

For the millions of people with disabilities like ALS and muscular dystrophy, Comcast’s new eye-tracking remote control could help them channel surf on their own. I’m sitting on a couch in front of a ...

What most people may consider a minor action, like dialing aphone or pushing a button, can be a major challenge for those with physical disabilities. On Tuesday, the Comcast store in Centerplace ...

While cord-cutting has definitely had a major impact on the number of households with cable TV, there are still plenty of folks enjoying their favorite channels with coaxial and a set-top box. Cable ...

Comcast launched a new feature Monday that allows persons with physical or mobility disabilities to use their eyes to navigate their television. The Xfinity X1 eye control pairs with the user's ...

Measuring about the size and weight of a circa 2000 cordless phone, Comcast’s new TV remote control is quite a noticeable deviation from the slim, streamlined remotes of the smart TV era. Measuring ...

For many, grabbing the TV remote and flipping through channels is something they don't think much about. But for people with some disabilities, that task is impossible. That all changes Monday as ...

Although Comcast has offered eye-control technology nationwide to customers with disabilities for seven months, the cable giant hadn’t promoted the feature in Colorado Springs until a demonstration ...

Xfinity X1 eye control works by presenting users with a web-based remote that pairs to their set-top box. The remote is compatible with existing eye gaze hardware software, as well as Sip-and-Puff ...

If you're like most people, you have several remotes strewn across your living room, each one controlling a different device — a remote for your cable box, one for your TV, another for your TV's ...