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YouTube comes to Fire TV, Amazon Video to Chromecast

07/09/2019 at 12:30 PM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

For years if you wanted to watch YouTube on an Amazon Fire TV device, you needed to use an unofficial app, a web browser, or some other workaround. And if you wanted to watch Amazon Video on a Chromecast, your best bet was screen mirroring. Google and Amazon announced a truce ages ago, and promised […]

Lilbits 353: Dropbox Basic drops support for unlimited devices

03/13/2019 at 6:00 PM by Brad Linder 7 Comments

Dropbox is one of the most popular online storage services around and the company probably has its freemium business model to thank for part of its popularity. Paid plans start at $10 per month or $99 per per year for 1TB of cloud storage… but if your needs are more modest, you can get by […]

2nd-gen Amazon Fire TV can be rooted (again)

03/06/2019 at 12:52 PM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

It’s been a few years since hackers discovered how to root Amazon’s 2nd-gen Fire TV the first time. But Amazon patched the vulnerability used to gain root access with a software update, starting a bit of a cat and mouse game (another root method was later discovered and then lost due to another over-the-air software […]

Amazon launches Fire TV Stick 4K for $50

10/03/2018 at 8:35 AM by Brad Linder 1 Comment

Amazon is launching its first Fire TV Stick to support 4K HDR content. The new Fire TV Stick 4K is up for pre-order for $50 and it should begin shipping October 31st. The new model seems to be the latest flagship Fire TV — while Amazon is continuing to sell the Fire TV 4K pendant for […]

Amazon’s first DVR: Fire TV Recast is coming this year for $230 and up

09/20/2018 at 2:53 PM by Brad Linder 4 Comments

Amazon’s Fire TV devices let you stream internet content to a TV. When the company started working with TV makers on Fire TV Edition sets, Amazon also added support for live video to its user interface. Now the company is adding DVR functionality to the mix. The Amazon Fire TV Recast is a digital video […]

Amazon Fire TV Game Controller doesn’t support newest Fire TVs anymore

09/15/2018 at 10:00 AM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

Good news for folks looking to play games on their Amazon Fire TV devices: the Amazon Fire TV Game Controller in on sale for $20, marked down from $50. That’s the lowest price ever on this wireless game controller. Bad news for folks that have recent Fire TV devices: Amazon’s official game controller only works […]

Daily Deals (8-17-2018)

08/17/2018 at 2:16 PM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

Best Buy and Amazon are both running big sales today. Best Buy is offering deals on dozens of laptops, tablets, TVs, and other devices as part of a 2-day anniversary sale. And Amazon is offering deep discounts on a bunch of Amazon devices today… including the best price to date for the 4K HDR-ready, pendant-style […]

Deals of the Day (5-06-2018)

05/06/2018 at 7:08 AM by Brad Linder 5 Comments

Mother’s Day is a week away, and Amazon is kicking off a sale in hopes that you were planning on giving mom an eReader, smart speaker, tablet, or media streamer this year. There’s nothing stopping you from buying one (or two) yourself. You can pick up an Amazon Echo Dot for $40 or a 2-pack […]

Amazon Fire TV Cube on the way (maybe with a mic, speaker, and Alexa support)

04/24/2018 at 5:58 PM by Brad Linder 8 Comments

Last September AFTV News reported that Amazon was working on at least two new Fire TV devices, a pendant-style model that would dangle from your TV’s HDMI port, and a cube-shaped device that would basically be a cross between an Amazon Echo Dot and a Fire TV. A few weeks later, Amazon unveiled the $70 […]

Best Buy ditches Roku for Amazon Fire TV for its new Insignia Smart TVs

04/18/2018 at 2:07 PM by Brad Linder 3 Comments

Best Buy and Amazon announced an exclusive partnership this morning that will have Best Buy selling Amazon Fire TV Edition smart televisions in its stores, with “more than 10” Fire TV Edition models coming soon from Toshiba and Best Buy’s own Insignia brand. The new TVs will be sold in Best Buy stores, at BestBuy.com, […]

Pick up an Amazon Fire TV Stick for $25, Fire TV for $45 (Prime members only)

03/10/2018 at 9:08 AM by Brad Linder 5 Comments

With a list price of $70, the Amazon Fire TV is one of the most affordable media streaming devices with support for 4K HDR video. Today it’s the cheapest by far. Amazon is offering the 2017 Fire TV for $45. The Fire TV Stick, meanwhile, is on sale for $25. That matches the best price to date […]

Deals of the Day (2-25-2018)

02/25/2018 at 8:18 AM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

Amazon is selling its 4K/HDR-ready Amazon Fire TV media streamer for $50, which is one of the best prices I’ve seen for this or any 4K streaming device. If you prefer the Roku ecosystem which, among other things, supports streaming from Google Play Movies (which Amazon’s Fire TV ecosystem does not), then the Roku Streaming […]

Deals of the Day (2-12-2018)

02/12/2018 at 1:22 PM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

The Amazon Fire TV (2017) is already one of the most affordable 4K-ready media streaming devices on the market with its usual price of $70. But today it’s an even better deal: Amazon is selling its latest Fire TV for $50. Just plug the box into the HDMI port of nearly any TV and you […]

Deals of the Day (1-29-2018)

01/29/2018 at 1:02 PM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

You know how gas stations have a tendency to pop up right across the street from one another and they usually have nearly identical prices for gasoline? Apparently the same phenomenon applies to media streaming sticks and dongles. Google, Roku, and Amazon are all selling 4K-ready media streamers for at least $10 off today. Here […]