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Best of TechHive May 18, 2017 Hulu wants to change TV; here's why it can't There are simple reasons why streaming TV bundles such as Hulu with Live TV aren't radically different from cable. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Google Home gets hands-free calling and 6 other cool new features • Amazon reveals affordable 4K TVs that double as a Fire TV stick and Amazon Echo • Cinder Precision Grill review: It's just like a sous-vide cooker, but with less water and more mess • Velv Wine Oxygenator review: Can a $300 gizmo instantly improve your plonk? • SpotCam Sense Pro HD review: expanding the idea of home monitoring • YouTube TV fills out its live television lineup with AMC, BBC America, and more • Hulu with Live TV, first impressions from the beta version: This ia a bundle that pretends it's not • Amazon Prime Video app for Apple TV will be announced at WWDC • Amazon Echo's Alexa is getting push notifications, but they won't annoy you • Midia InkBook 8 review: This could have been a versatile e-reader had it not been built on such low-end hardware • MP3 audio quietly fades into history Research/Infographic: Cisco Cloud Going Mainstream: All Are Trying, Some Are Benefiting; Few Are Maximizing Value See how Cisco and IDC address the challenges of devising a strategy that transforms the data center for a multi-cloud world. Read More ▶ Google Home gets hands-free calling and 6 other cool new features Google's A.I. speaker gets hands-free calling, proactive assistance, and HBONow support, among other interesting tricks. Read More ▶ Amazon reveals affordable 4K TVs that double as a Fire TV stick and Amazon Echo Your new Amazon Fire television set can pause live TV and turn off your smart home lighting. Read More ▶ Cinder Precision Grill review: It's just like a sous-vide cooker, but with less water and more mess This expensive high-tech griddle cooks your food to a precise temperature and sears it, too, but it weighs a ton and is difficult to clean. Read More ▶ Velv Wine Oxygenator review: Can a $300 gizmo instantly improve your plonk? Oxygenating your wine isn't a bad thing. But the Velv attacks a delicate science with a bludgeon. Read More ▶ SpotCam Sense Pro HD review: expanding the idea of home monitoring Spotcam's new indoor/outdoor camera keeps tabs on your home's security as well as environmental changes. Read More ▶ YouTube TV fills out its live television lineup with AMC, BBC America, and more YouTube promised these channels were coming during YouTube TV's launch in early April, and now they're here. Read More ▶ Hulu with Live TV, first impressions from the beta version: This ia a bundle that pretends it's not Hulu's channel bundle attacks the norms of pay TV service—for better and for worse. Read More ▶ Amazon Prime Video app for Apple TV will be announced at WWDC Apple TV viewers will be able to binge on 'Transparent' as early as this summer. Read More ▶ Amazon Echo's Alexa is getting push notifications, but they won't annoy you A pulsing green light on your Amazon Echo device could soon mean there's breaking news—or your pizza's here. Read More ▶ Midia InkBook 8 review: This could have been a versatile e-reader had it not been built on such low-end hardware Ventures off the beaten path sometimes lead to the discovery of a gem, but not this time. Read More ▶ MP3 audio quietly fades into history You can still play your old MP3 files, but the format that owned the early days of digital audio is done. Read More ▶ White Paper: Cisco The Essential Guide To Workplace Modernization Through Next-Generation Unified Communications This a critical time for IT decision makers. Digital transformation isn't a passing fad. It's the future. Find out how Cisco can help you modernize collaboration through next-generation unified communications. Read More ▶

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