After launching its first Android TV stick last year, Xiaomi is preparing for round two. A new Xiaomi TV Stick passed through the FCC website today, and while it looks nearly identical to its predecessor, Xiaomi has improved wireless speeds, updated the processor, and added support for new features. There’s no word on when the […]
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Xiaomi Mi TV Stick coming soon for €40 (1080p Android TV streamer)
As expected, Xiaomi is launching its smallest Android TV device to date. The Xiaomi Mi TV Stick is a pocketable gadget that you can plug into the HDMI port of any TV to turn it into a smart TV with support for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and other services. It comes with a Bluetooth remote control […]
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Lilbits 7-9-2020: Wink will require subscriptions later this month
Up until recently one of the key selling points for using Wink’s smart home products was that you didn’t also need to sign up for a subscription service to use them. But a Wink hub, motion sensor, or other products and you could just use them. Then Wink announced in May that it was going […]
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Lilbits 7-07-2020: Xiaomi Mi TV Stick gets FCC certification, Google Loon goes live in Kenya
8 Comments on Lilbits 7-07-2020: Xiaomi Mi TV Stick gets FCC certification, Google Loon goes live in KenyaThe Xiaomi Mi TV Stick is expected to be one of the smallest Android TV devices to date, packing the guts of a powerful media streamer into a small stick that plugs into the HDMI port of your television. In May Xiaomi confirmed it was planning to bring the Mi TV Stick to market this […]
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Lilbits 6-22-2020: One GX mini laptop will support US 4G LTE wireless networks
The latest mini-laptop from One Netbook is a computer with a 7 inch display, a backlit keyboard, a big exhaust fan in the back, and a set of detachable game controllers that can be connected to the side of the system. The One GX is designed to be a handheld gaming computer, and later this […]
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Lilbits 6-18-2020: Maybe Chrome will be less of a memory hog
Google’s Chrome web browser is fast, versatile, and… a bit of a resource hog. But that could be about to change for Windows users. Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 May 2020 Update includes a change that could allow the Edge web browser to reduce memory consumption by as much as 27-percent. And the folks […]
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Panfrost is an open source graphics driver for ARM Mali graphics
Developers have been working on an open source graphics driver for ARM’s Mali GPUs for the past few years, and now the Panfrost lead developer Alyssa Rosenzweig says the project has managed to bring support for OpenGL ES 2.0 to GPUs based on ARM’s Bifrost architecture (as well as some OpenGL ES 2.1 features). In […]
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Xiaomi confirms a Mi TV Stick is on the way
Xiaomi has been making smart TVs and media streamers for years… but up until a few years ago they were primarily sold in the company’s home country of China. A few years ago the company launched a $60 Android TV box called the Mi Box S that is available in the United States and other regions […]
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Xiaomi Mi TV Stick pops up at online store Gearbest (but it’s not for sale yet)
A month after showing up on a leaked product roadmap, the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick is making another appearance — this time at an online store. You can’t actually buy the Mi TV Stick yet. But Gearbest has a listing for the product, complete with pictures and specs. Like an Amazon Fire TV Stick or Roku Streaming […]
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Xiaomi may launch a Mi TV Stick in May
Xiaomi’s Mi Box S offers a lot of bang for the buck — it’s small, 4K HDR-capable Android TV box with a list price of $69 and a street price that’s often much lower (Walmart is currently selling it for $55, and Woot has it in stock for $48). But soon Xiaomi may add another […]