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Google is living up to its promise of making native YouTube TV apps available for the media hub of your choice. You can now add a YouTube TV channel on "select" Roku devices, giving you the service's usual range of live broadcasts, a cloud DVR and the other perks of the cord cutter service. There isn't any mention of Roku-specific features, but the allure is really the freedom to watch in your living room using a device explicitly meant for a laid-back viewing experience. There's no mention of how close the Apple TV app might be. However, Google had promised both that and the Roku app in early 2018. The chances are that you won't have to wait long to watch however you like. That's crucial for a live TV offering that's growing quickly , but still has a small-enough base that added support could be a big deal. Source: Roku via Engadget RSS Feed "http://ift.tt/2rYPZKI"

The littleBits team has long been eager to teach kids about the joys of building electronics , and it's taking that commitment to its logical conclusion. It's partnering with Pearson on the STEM Invention Toolbox, a kit that teaches students at varying grade levels how to design electronics and understand scientific concepts. They can craft circuits that save energy, for example, or a communication device for astronauts. The aim is to learn by doing, and encourage kids to "think beyond the text" -- they're not just memorizing facts or performing canned experiments. Besides the electronics themselves, the kits come with crafting materials, instructions for the students, a quick guide for teachers and online access to lesson plans. The kits will roll out in sync with science curriculum adoption cycles across the US, starting with Florida in 2018 and California in 2019. This isn't the first time littleBits has made inroads into classrooms. There are "th...