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Best of TechHive Feb 23, 2017 Best surge protector Far better than ordinary power strips, these products will protect your expensive electronics from dangerous power spikes. We'll help you pick the right one for your home or small office. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • It's not too late for Apple TV • Google Home can now buy stuff for you on command • Vizio SmartCast Crave 360 speaker review: Great features, but mediocre sound • Libratone Q Adapt wireless headphones review: You control how much of the world to allow in • Amazon Echo and Google Home want to replace your home phone • This chip adds Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and smart device chops to maker boards and gadgets • 4K and HDR may not be enough for Apple TV to win the living room • Amazon Echo gains support for Outlook calendars • Comcast's Xfinity Stream app will bring live TV, Xfinity X1 features to your mobile device • 6 gotta-know Spotify tips for Android and iOS • Aukey Wireless Indoor Surveillance Camera review: Its performance doesn't measure up to the features White Paper: Cisco 10 Networking Priorities for Digital Transformation Digital transformation isn't a technology or a product. Rather, it's a philosophy for using digital assets to change the way an organization runs. It involves realigning technology and modifying business processes to better engage employees, customers and other constituents of the extended enterprise. Read More ▶ It's not too late for Apple TV The Apple TV has struggled lately, but another stab at the streaming bundle could make it a complete cord-cutting solution. Read More ▶ Google Home can now buy stuff for you on command Now you can ask Google Home to order things from Walgreen's, Costco, or Toys R Us through Google Express. Read More ▶ Vizio SmartCast Crave 360 speaker review: Great features, but mediocre sound There's plenty of value in this battery-powered speaker, which includes both Chromecast and Bluetooth tech, but its audio performance fails to excite. Read More ▶ Libratone Q Adapt wireless headphones review: You control how much of the world to allow in These noise-cancelling cans are stylish and they sound great, but that's not enough to put them at the top of our list. Read More ▶ Amazon Echo and Google Home want to replace your home phone Phone calls could be coming to the Amazon Echo and Google Home, but the companies are currently hung up on several technicalities. Read More ▶ This chip adds Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and smart device chops to maker boards and gadgets Qualcomm crams new wireless technologies -- Bluetooth Low Energy 5, OpenThread, and ZigBee 3.0 -- on a new chipset. Read More ▶ 4K and HDR may not be enough for Apple TV to win the living room Apple's set-top box is rumored to be adding features that its competitors already offer for less. Read More ▶ Amazon Echo gains support for Outlook calendars Users of Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant can now ask her questions about the contents of their Microsoft-hosted calendars. On Wednesday, the assistant gained the ability to interact with calendars from Outlook.com and Office 365, similar to how it works with Google Calendar. Read More ▶ Comcast's Xfinity Stream app will bring live TV, Xfinity X1 features to your mobile device Comcast's new Xfinity Stream app takes its cues from the cable company's impressive X1 set-top box. Read More ▶ 6 gotta-know Spotify tips for Android and iOS Save Spotify radio stations for offline listening, snip out the gaps between songs, keep the music playing when your playlist runs out, and more. Read More ▶ Aukey Wireless Indoor Surveillance Camera review: Its performance doesn't measure up to the features Aukey's first home security camera promises panoramic views and motion-triggered alerts, but suffers from hit-or-miss accuracy. Read More ▶ White Paper: Cisco 451 Report_Considerations for the Next Phase of Hyperconverged Infrastructure This report discusses the benefits of HCI and the enhancements that must be made to expand HCI deeper into the mainstream enterprise datacenter. Read More ▶

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