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Best of TechHive May 25, 2017 Android TV to get a major overhaul at just the right time Google's living-room operating system doubles down on browsing across apps, and Netflix is on board. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Meridian Audio Explorer2 USB DAC review: An inexpensive path to high-resolution audio • Dish Network is quietly putting Android TV in hotel rooms • JBL E55BT wireless headphone review: These modestly priced cans deliver strong features and good sound • You'll soon be able to control IKEA's affordable smart lights with Assistant, Alexa, and Siri • Best home security camera: Our favorite tools for keeping an eye on the home front • Samsung to detail new Tizen OS for smart home appliances, IoT devices • Google Assistant can now control GE, iRobot, LG, and D-Link devices • Dish teams up with Amazon Echo's Alexa to let you channel surf hands-free • Presenting 12 examples of savvy cinematography, from the moving 'Manchester by the Sea' to the creepy 'Split' • Google's Standalone Daydream VR and VPS fight the clutter and clumsiness of virtual reality • WallyHome Starter Kit review: An ultra-budget smart sensor system Case Study: Spectrum Enterprise Blazing-fast Connectivity Powers Direct-to-gamer Video Game Development CIG chose to work with Spectrum Enterprise to equip its US development studios with ultra high-speed Internet. Read More ▶ Meridian Audio Explorer2 USB DAC review: An inexpensive path to high-resolution audio Decoding MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) tracks is this DAC's raison d'être, but it can do more than that. Read More ▶ Dish Network is quietly putting Android TV in hotel rooms Evolve is an Android TV streaming box that Dish Network is testing with hotel owners. Read More ▶ JBL E55BT wireless headphone review: These modestly priced cans deliver strong features and good sound JBL's E55BT wireless headphones are light, fold to a travel-friendly footprint, and pair with multiple Bluetooth devices simultaneously. They also sound really good for the price. Read More ▶ You'll soon be able to control IKEA's affordable smart lights with Assistant, Alexa, and Siri IKEA's line of smart lights are already affordable, but now they will work with Google Home and Assistant, Amazon Alexa-powered devices, and Apple's HomeKit. Read More ▶ Best home security camera: Our favorite tools for keeping an eye on the home front A boom in wireless security cameras is inspiring a movement in DIY home surveillance. Follow our buying guide and read our reviews to find the best option for you. Read More ▶ Samsung to detail new Tizen OS for smart home appliances, IoT devices In the future, your Samsung vacuum cleaner or washing machine will run on an OS called Tizen RT, which is being released and detailed on Tuesday. Read More ▶ Google Assistant can now control GE, iRobot, LG, and D-Link devices More devices are integrating with Google Assistant, and thus Google Home, as the battle for the smart home continues. Read More ▶ Dish teams up with Amazon Echo's Alexa to let you channel surf hands-free Dish subscribers can now turn their television experience into a lean back, hands-free experience—if they have the right Amazon Echo device, that is. Read More ▶ Presenting 12 examples of savvy cinematography, from the moving 'Manchester by the Sea' to the creepy 'Split' New and notable movies streaming from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, and other online services. Read More ▶ Google's Standalone Daydream VR and VPS fight the clutter and clumsiness of virtual reality At Google I/O, Google launched both a new category of cable-free standalone Google Daydream VR devices, as well as a new Visual Positioning System for helping phones navigate via augmented reality. Read More ▶ WallyHome Starter Kit review: An ultra-budget smart sensor system Put on your Sunday best, kids, we're going to Sears—to pick up a water leak detector! Read More ▶ Case Study: Spectrum Enterprise Blazing-fast Connectivity Powers Direct-to-gamer Video Game Development CIG chose to work with Time Warner Cable Business Class (TWCBC) to equip its US development studios with ultra high-speed Internet. Read More ▶

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