Amazon just announcedits very own ( crazy crummy ) $ 40 Chromecast competitor , the Fire TV Stick . And if you ’re an Amazon Prime member , you have until Wednesday to clean one up for a mere $ 19 .
More specifically , Prime members have 40 hour — or until 9 am ET on Wednesday — to pick up what ’s in reality a pretty scented tidy sum , considering the Fire TV Stick in reality has twice the memory of Chromecast . And while the new HDMI dongle does give you memory access via thevoice - ascendancy - subject Fire telecasting Remote App , you wo n’t have to swear on a smartphone ; a Fire TV remote is , thankfully , include . Of course , if you desire to promote to a voice - ascertain remote control , that ’ll set you back another $ 30 — or nearly double the cost of the gadget itself .
In addition to giving you access to apps like Netflix and Amazon Instant Video ( obviously ) , the Fire TV Stick also lets you mirror your tablet or smartphone screen on your tv set , assuming you ’re using either an Android or ardor - powered gimmick . And if you do choose to fling sound or picture onto your TV , you may use the Second Screen X - Ray feature of speech to “ learn more about TV show and movies . ” Which is a little gimmicky , sure , but not a bad thing to have when available .
The Fire TV Stick will also give you admission to feature article like ASAP , Amazon ’s own little attempt at total convenience by predicting what you ’ll want to watch . Which was also a feature of Fire TV which has n’t been quite the breakaway hit Amazon was hoping for . So while features like ASAP are nice , they ’re also probably not what ’s lead to set the Fire TV Stick apart from the pack — specially considering its more solid cousin is track behind Chromecast andRoku 3 in Amazon ’s own top sellers . Rather , the marketing stop here is price more than anything — at least in these first 48 hour . You know , that or whether or not you ’re someonewho wants to play Flappy Bird on their TV .
The Stick isavailable for pre - order on Amazon now , and quality customers should see their ( considerable ) discount tacked on at checkout . [ Amazon ]
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