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Best of TechHive May 11, 2017 The ShapeScale 3D body scanner shows exactly where you're gaining and losing weight ShapeScale creates a photorealistic avatar of your body down to a millimeter of accuracy, providing a wealth of information for body builders, fitness freaks, and people who just want to lose weight. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Blue Microphones Satellite wireless headphones review: Active noise cancellation you can celebrate • This is how the bloated TV bundle collapses • Amazon's Echo Show marries Alexa's smarts with a touchscreen • Meet Hive, an all-new DIY smart home subscription service from the U.K. • From The Handmaid's Tale to Happy Feet, 12 ways to spend your weekend streaming • Lowe's now offers inexpensive professional monitoring with its Iris smart home service • The C by GE Sol, an Alexa-powered table lamp, is now available for preorder • GoSun Sport review: Portable solar oven makes cooking fun yet goofy • Comcast takes on today's best routers with Xfinity xFi, a cloud-based service for home-network and broadband management • iDevices smart home products now work with Google Home • Linksys jumps into the cable modem market and announces the all-new mid-range EA9300 Wi-Fi router White Paper: Panasonic and Verizon When Concrete and Steel Meet Sensors and Signals: How a Mobile Workforce Can Make it All Work CBS Interactive is proud to present "When concrete and steel meet sensors and signals: How a mobile workforce can make it all work," a detailed and informative white paper about equipping a mobile workforce to maintain the digital elements of critical infrastructure. Read More ▶ Blue Microphones Satellite wireless headphones review: Active noise cancellation you can celebrate These cans don't offer every state-of-the-art feature, but they're supremely comfortable and they sound delightful. Read More ▶ This is how the bloated TV bundle collapses TV networks are turning against each other as cable subscriptions decline and streaming bundles fracture the market. Read More ▶ Amazon's Echo Show marries Alexa's smarts with a touchscreen The rumors were true, and it looks like the Echo Show will keep Amazon a step ahead of rival smart speakers. Read More ▶ Meet Hive, an all-new DIY smart home subscription service from the U.K. The Brits want a piece of the U.S. smart home market, and they're investing nearly $650 million to get it. Read More ▶ From The Handmaid's Tale to Happy Feet, 12 ways to spend your weekend streaming Whether you're in the mood for profound entertainment, action, comedy, or animation, there is something new streaming this week to meet your needs. Read More ▶ Lowe's now offers inexpensive professional monitoring with its Iris smart home service Subscribers can now get police or fire dispatched in response to break-ins or emergencies. Read More ▶ The C by GE Sol, an Alexa-powered table lamp, is now available for preorder The futuristic-looking light promises to enhance your sleep, function as a clock, and connect to other GE smart bulbs in your home. Read More ▶ GoSun Sport review: Portable solar oven makes cooking fun yet goofy The GoSun oven isn't particularly practical, but it could make sense for certain camping scenarios. Read More ▶ Comcast takes on today's best routers with Xfinity xFi, a cloud-based service for home-network and broadband management Comcast's new xFi Advanced Wireless Gateway is powered by an 8x8, 160MHz, 802.11ac Wave 2 radio and also supports Thread, ZigBee, and Bluetooth LE. Read More ▶ iDevices smart home products now work with Google Home The family of outlets, switches, sockets, and other products can be controlled by voice through the Google Assistant. Read More ▶ Linksys jumps into the cable modem market and announces the all-new mid-range EA9300 Wi-Fi router Mesh routers are the hot new thing, but the latest conventional routers are delivering some supremely powerful features. Read More ▶ Case Study: IDG IDG CSMB Personal Cloud Research Study IDG CSMB conducted research on the use of Personal Cloud Use. Here is a 360 degree approach to understand the current personal cloud landscape in the U.S. Read More ▶

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