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Walmart’s 4K Google TV box is official (it’s like a Chromecast with Google TV for less than half the price)

by Brad Linder 4 Comments on Walmart’s 4K Google TV box is official (it’s like a Chromecast with Google TV for less than half the price)

Walmart’s onn media streamers have been around for a few years, and they’ve earned a reputation for offering tremendous bang for the buck. Now the company has launched a new model that basically offers the same experience as a Chromecast with Google TV for less than half the price. The new onn Google TV 4K […]

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Walmart’s new Onn media streamer delivers Google TV in 4K for $20

by Brad Linder 27 Comments on Walmart’s new Onn media streamer delivers Google TV in 4K for $20

Walmart’s new Onn Google TV 4K Streaming Box is pretty much what it says on the tin: a 4K media streamer that runs Google TV software based on Android 12. What’s somewhat remarkable about that is that this is also one of the cheapest 4K media streamers around, with a list price that’s just under $20. […]

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Walmart’s cheap Onn Android TV UHD streamer picks up Auto HDR and performance improvements

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The Onn Android TV UHD streaming device is one of the most affordable 4K-ready media streamers around, having launched earlier this year for $30 and currently selling for just $20. And while one down side to buying many cheap Android phones is that they never received software updates, that hasn’t held true for this cheap […]

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Lilbits: Pixel 6 revealed (in even more details), ScummVM turns 20, and Walmart’s 4K media streamer drops to $20

by Brad Linder 5 Comments on Lilbits: Pixel 6 revealed (in even more details), ScummVM turns 20, and Walmart’s 4K media streamer drops to $20

Google is officially launching the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro on October 19th. But thanks to a series of recent leaks, there’s not much mystery surrounding the phones. While official pricing details may have to wait, we have a pretty good idea of what to expect unofficially. And now thanks to a few more […]

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Run Android 11 on Walmart’s cheap Android TV devices with LineageOS

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on Run Android 11 on Walmart’s cheap Android TV devices with LineageOS

Hackers recently figured out how to unlock the bootloader on Google’s $50 Chromecast with Google TV device, opening the door to replacing the default software with custom ROMs. But the Chromecast isn’t the only low-cost, 4K-ready media streamer around. Last year Dynalink launched an Android TV media streamer that sells for $50. And earlier this […]

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Walmart’s cheap Android TV media streamers launch next week for $25 and up

by Brad Linder 3 Comments on Walmart’s cheap Android TV media streamers launch next week for $25 and up

Walmart has been selling media streaming devices from companies Roku, Google, Xiaomi, Apple, NVIDIA, and TiVo for years. But now Walmart is launching its own line of Android TV devices under its in-house Onn brand. A $30 Onn 4K media streamer and $25 Onn FHD Streaming Stick showed up on the Walmart website in May, […]

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Lilbits: Nintendo Switch Pro, Qualcomm gaming handheld, and a portable E Ink display

by Brad Linder Comments Off on Lilbits: Nintendo Switch Pro, Qualcomm gaming handheld, and a portable E Ink display

The long-rumored Nintendo Switch Pro could finally ship this fall. Qualcomm may also launch a handheld gaming device powered by one of its ARM-based processors. And these reports come on the heels of leaks this week suggesting that Valve could launch a handheld gaming computer later this year. Competition in the handheld gaming space could […]