Tech Companies Battle for a Spot in Your Living Room

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Tech Companies Battle for a Spot in Your Living Room

1.4kSharesShareTweetShareWhat's This?By Armand Valdes2014-05-25 23:01:43 UTC

So you're ready to cut the cords of your cable box, but now what? While smart TVs are still making their way to consumers, cable-box alternatives are already here.

In the newest video of our Mobile Minute series, we take a look at tech companies that are battling for a spot in your living room.

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If you own an iPhone or iPad, then Apple TV would seem like a logical step toward cord-cutting. However, other devices such as the Xbox One and Amazon Fire TV have cool features that let you scroll through content using voice commands and hand gestures.

Chromecast is another great cable alternative, and rumor has it that Google will be premiering an even better set-top option at their annual conference: Android TV.

Check out the video, above, to learn more about the devices that you'll soon see in your living room; then visit our Ask a Dev YouTube channel for more on today's emerging technology.

Our developer experts are from Mutual Mobile, a leading development and design firm that builds mobile strategies for top companies such as Audi, Google and Citigroup. The team is eager to answer your questions about mobile, so ping us with your top queries on Twitter, using the hashtag #AskaDev.

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