Of all the changes that digital delivery of television has brought about, the demise of the old-school “clicker” style of remote control, and the channel surfing behavior it enabled, is one of the ...

Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for TV and home audio, and author of the daily Insider newsletter. He has rigorously tested, reviewed and written about AV equipment for the company since 2006.

A new web app, Channel Surfer, recreates the nostalgic joy of flipping channels, this time using YouTube videos presented through a retro TV-style interface. In an era where AI-generated content is ...

MyRetroTVs offers a free online simulator that recreates the experience of flipping through TV channels from the 1950s to the early 2000s, complete with era-specific interfaces and random clips from ...

Many of us remember the halcyon days of being a kid in the '90s, spending a weekend afternoon with remote control in hand and a seemingly endless well of stuff to watch on TV. Now you can relive the ...

We've invited Laird Hamilton — legendary surfer, fitness model and lifestyle guru — to play a game called "Championship Channel Surfing." Three questions about terrible moments in television history.