#media-streamer — Public Fediverse posts

Amazon goes all-in on Vega OS for Fire TV devices (Android based Fire OS media streamer’s days are numbered)

Amazon has released two new Fire TV Sticks in the past two years… and both have shipped with a Linux-based operating system called Vega OS rather than the Android-based Fire OS that Amazon had been using since the company released the first Fire TV Stick more than a decade ago.

While Amazon says the Fire TV Stick 4K Select (2025) and Fire TV HD (2026) are small, cost-effective devices that […]

Lilbits: Lenovo’s new gaming phone & tablets, Walmart’s new media streamers, and Microsoft Surface price hikes

Two bits of Microsoft Surface news broke this week. The company is discontinuing its large-screen Surface Hub products. And Microsoft is raising prices across the board for its current line of Surface laptops and tablets. That’s… not particularly surprising. Given the impact of rising RAM & storage costs, soon it’s going to be more newsworthy when companies don’t raise prices than when they […]

Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is faster, thinner, runs a more locked down operating system

The new Amazon Fire TV Stick HD is a $35 media streamer that plugs directly into the HDMI port of your TV, allowing you to stream video from Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and a bunch of other sources.

Compared with the previous-gen model, Amazon says the new Fire TV Stick HD (2026) is 30 percent faster and 30 percent slimmer. It also now supports WiFi 6 (up from WiFi 5) and has a USB-C port […]

Walmart’s $30 Onn 4K Streaming Stick shows unexpectedly in at least one store

Walmart makes some of the cheapest Google TV media streamers worth buying, including the $20 Onn FHD Streaming Stick. But up until now, if you’ve wanted a 4K-ready model, you’ve had to opt for a “box” shaped model like the $25 Onn 4K media streaming box, $40 Onn 4K Plus box, and $45 Onn 4K Pro.

Now Walmart is preparing to launch its first Onn 4K media streamer that comes as a stick that plugs […]

The first Onn TV Stick with support for 4K video is on the way. These line drawings show a stick that's said to have a 1.7 GHz quad-core Realtek RTD1325 processor with Mai-G57 graphics, 2GB of RAM, and 8GB of storage. https://www.aftvnews.com/this-new-leak-looks-to-be-walmarts-first-onn-4k-streaming-stick/ #onn #Walmart #Onn4KStick #MediaStreamer #TVStick #GoogleTV

Lilbits: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide, Razer Blade 16, and more fallout from Chuwi’s processor mixup

Two recent laptops from Chinese PC maker Chuwi that were supposed to ship with AMD Ryzen 5 7430U processors actually had Ryzen 5 5500U chips inside. That means instead of getting a processor with a Zen 3 CPU, customers were getting notebooks with chips featuring AMD’s older Zen 2 architecture.

But the only way to prove this was to actually open up the computer and remove the CPU cooler to look […]

Leaked images suggest the 2nd-gen Onn 4K Pro media streamer will be an oval-shaped device (kind of like the Google TV Streamer) with Ethernet, HDMI, and USB ports and built-in mics. https://www.aftvnews.com/new-images-of-the-2nd-gen-onn-4k-pro-leak-out-with-a-clear-view-of-the-ports/ #Onn4KPro #Onn #MediaStreamer #GoogleTV

Lilbits: Arm’s first silicon, Chuwi’s not-quite-apology, and Pebble’s Time 2 smartwatch ships soon

Arm has just introduced a new processor for data centers. There’s nothing too unusual in that statement… except that for the first time the chip designer is actually making its own processor. The company has been licensing its designs to third party chip makers for decades, but the new Arm AGI CPU is an Arm-branded processor that Meta plans to use in data centers.

In other recent tech news […]

Walmart's dirt cheap Google TV media streamers are a little less cheap now that prices have been raised by $5 to $10. But the Onn HD Stick, Onn 4K Box, and Onn 4K Plus are still *pretty* cheap at $20, $25, and $40, respectively. #Onn #OnnHDStick #Onn4K #Onn4KPlus #MediaStreamer #GoogleTV https://www.aftvnews.com/walmart-raises-its-onn-streaming-device-prices-by-5-10/

The $40 Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select ships with Vega OS

The new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select is a media streamer that plugs into the HDMI port of your TV to let you stream content from Amazon, Netflix, and other media sources. You can also use it to stream games from Amazon’s Luna or Microsoft’s Xbox Gaming platforms, and it supports Amazon’s Alexa+ AI features.

But there are two things that really make this new media streamer stand out from […]

#amazon #amazonFireTv4kSelect #fireTv4kSelect #mediaStreamer #vegaOs #vega_

Read more: https://liliputing.com/the-40-amazon-fire-tv-stick-4k-select-ships-with-vega-os/

Lilbits: AYN Odin 3 is coming, TrueNAS ported to ARM (unofficially), and International packages valued under $800 no longer exempt from US tariffs

The “de minimis” exemption that allowed packages worth $800 or less to be shipped duty-free to the US is officially gone. The Trump administration ended the exemption for goods shipped from China and Hong Kong earlier this year, and now it has also ended for items shipped from all other countries… at the same time that the US government has imposed tariffs ranging from 10-percent to […]

#acer #aynOdin3 #cloudGaming #deMinimis #googleTv #handheldGameConsole #liilbits #lilbits #mediaStreamer #tariffs #truenas #windowsTerminal #xboxCloudGaming

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-ayn-odin-3-is-coming-truenas-ported-to-arm-unofficially-and-international-packages-valued-under-800-no-longer-exempt-from-us-tariffs/

Acer is taking pre-orders in South Africa for a previously-unannounced Google TV box with an Amlogic S905X5 processor, 4K support, HDMI, Ethernet, USB-C, and USB-A ports plus a microSD card reader and optical audio connector. https://www.androidauthority.com/acer-google-tv-box-3592742/ #GoogleTV #MediaStreamer #Acer

Walmart’s Onn 4K Plus is official: $30 Google TV media streaming box

For the past few years one of the cheapest 4K-ready media streaming boxes you could buy has been Walmart’s $20 Onn 4K. The company also offers a $50 model called the Onn 4K Pro that has more memory and storage, a faster USB port, and an Ethernet jack.

Now Walmart has introduced a mid-range version that sells for $30. The new Onn 4K Plus actually started to show up in stores earlier this […]

#googleTv #mediaStreamer #onn #onn4k #onn4kPlus #onn4kPro

Read more: https://liliputing.com/walmarts-onn-4k-plus-is-official-30-google-tv-media-streaming-box/

NVIDIA continues to add new features to its aging Shield TV media steamer. This week's update brings GeForce Now game streaming at up to 120 FPS on 1080p displays and support for AURO-3D sound over HDMI. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/shield-tv/9/564580/shield-experience-upgrade-921-5625/ #NVIDIAShieldTV #NVIDIAShield #MediaStreamer #GameStreaming

Roku launches new Streaming Sticks for $30 and up

It’s harder to find a TV these days that doesn’t have out-of-the-box support for streaming media from services like Netflix, Hulu, Max, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video than it is to find one that does. But there’s still a market for media streaming boxes and dongles – likely because they can bring new features or software updates to older TVs as well as letting you choose which streaming […]

#mediaStreamer #rokuStreamingStick #rokuStreamingStickPlus #streamingStick

Read more: https://liliputing.com/roku-launches-new-streaming-sticks-for-30-and-up/

Lilbits: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders delayed due to tariffs, Onn 4K Plus Google TV Streamer coming soon

This week Nintendo announced that the follow-up to the wildly popular Nintendo Switch is coming soon. The Nintendo Switch 2 arrives in June and sells for $450. It was supposed to go up for pre-order on April 9th.

But you know what else happened this week? The Trump administration announced global tariffs affecting imports from every country around the world, with particularly steep tariffs […]

#aokzoe #aokzoeA1x #gameConsole #googleTv #handheldGamingPc #lilbits #mediaStreamer #microsoft #nintendo #nintendoSwitch2 #onn #onn4kPlus #startMenu #tariffs #walmart #windows11

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-delayed-due-to-tariffs-onn-4k-plus-google-tv-streamer-coming-soon/

Unannounced Onn 4K Plus is an upcoming budget Google TV media streamer with an Amlogic S905X5M chip, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a USB-C port for power, and HDMI for video out. There's WiFi 6, Dolby Vision HDR, and Dolby Atmos support. #Onn4KPlus #GoogleTV #MediaStreamer #Walmart https://www.aftvnews.com/walmart-semi-releases-its-new-onn-4k-plus-streamer-with-google-tv/

Lilbits: Microsoft keeps adding AI to Notepad, a fix for broken Chromecasts, and Android 16 Beta 3

Microsoft Notepad has been around for decades, offering a simple tool for viewing and editing text-based documents on Windows computers. But last year Microsoft started to adding features like a spell checker (useful), and an AI-powered Rewrite utility that lets you lengthen, shorten, or adjust the tone of text (ugh).

Now Microsoft is rolling out more AI features to members of the Windows […]

#ai #android #android16 #chromecast2 #chromecastAudio #lilbits #mediaStreamer #notepad #snippingTool #windowsInsiders #windowsSnippingTool

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-microsoft-keeps-adding-ai-to-notepad-a-fix-for-broken-chromecasts-and-android-16-beta-3/

Google's Chromecast v2 (2015) and Chromecast Audio stopped working this week due to an expired certificate. Google is working on a fix, but if you're affected one thing you should *not* do is factory reset your device while you wait. https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/googles-10-year-old-chromecast-is-busted-but-a-fix-is-coming/ #Chromecast #Google #MediaStreamer

An unannounced Onn 4K Plus media streamer has shown up in a Geekbench report, with a multi-core performance score that makes it one of the fastest Google or Android TV devices to date. No word on price or launch date yet though. #Onn4KPlus #GoogleTV #MediaStreamer https://buff.ly/4e0JTLt

Lilbits: Pixel 9a pictures and Apple’s smart display plans leaked, Thunderbird for Android Beta is here, and Adobe adds AI to its entry-level photo and video apps

Google’s next mid-range phone could look a little different. Adobe is bringing AI features to its entry-level versions of Photoshop and Premiere. Apple may be planning to launch two smart displays. And the first public beta of the new Thunderbird email app for Android is here… although it’s really just a Thunderbird-branded version of an existing email client.

Here’s a roundup of recent […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=172252

#adobe #amazonFireTvStick4kMax #amazonSignageStick #android #apple #apps #digitalSignage #email #googlePixel9a #hololens #hololens2 #kiosk #leaks #lilbits #mediaStreamer #mixedReality #mozilla #photoshop #photoshopElements #pixel9a #premiereElements #smartDisplay #thunderbird #thunderbirdForAndroid

Compare Amazon Fire TV device specs (Fire TV Stick HD, Fire TV Stick 4K and 4K Max, and Fire TV Cube)

Amazon’s Fire TV line of media streaming devices now includes three different Fire TV Stick models with list prices ranging from $35 to $60. The good, better, best lineup includes an entry-level model with support for 1080p video at up to 60 frames per second, while the top-of-the-line model supports 4K video and features faster WiFi, among other things.

And for folks that want the best of the […]

The 2024 Roku Ultra is a $100 media streamer with WiFi 6 and a faster processor

These days it’s hard to buy a TV that doesn’t have some sort of smart TV software baked in. But if you’ve got an older model that doesn’t have any software, is missing important features, or no longer gets updates, there’s no shortage of devices you can plug into your display to make it easy to stream content from the internet.

Roku’s latest flagship media streaming device is the company’s […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=172025

#mediaStreamer #roku #rokuUltra #rokuUltra2024 #rokuUltra4850

Lilbits: Google’s post-Chromecast media streamer

It’s been almost exactly 11 years since Google’s first-gen Chromecast began shipping. The $35 dongle was one of the smallest, cheapest device available that allowed you to stream content from Netflix, YouTube, and other sources to a TV. And it introduced a new way to do that: the original Chromecast didn’t come with a remote control and didn’t […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=170617

#bletteStick #bluetooth #camm #camm2 #chromecast #googleTv #googleTvStreamer #hawkPoint #jedec #leaks #lilbits #lpddr6 #mediaStreamer #memory #mrdimm #onexfly #ONEXPLAYER #ram

Lilbits: Samsung Galaxy Watch FE, LineageOS for the Chromecast 4K, and a closer look at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips

The first laptops with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus chips will be available starting June 18th. Over the past few months Qualcomm has released benchmarks and some limited details about its new processors, which it says offer best-in-class performance-per-watt. Now the chip maker has provided additional technical details for folks that […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=169760

#chips #chromecastWithGoogleTv #customRoms #googleTv #htc #htcU24Pro #lilbits #lineageos #mediaStreamer #playdate #qualcomm #samsung #samsungGalaxyWatchFe #smartwatch #snapdragonXElite #snapdragonXPlus

Walmart’s new Onn 4K Pro Google TV streamer is a $50 box with an upgraded processor, memory, storage, and ports

When Walmart launched its Onn 4K media streamer in 2021, the $30 box box was one of the cheapest Android TV devices available. The company followed up a few months later with an even cheaper 1080p model, and Walmart has released several updates since then that drop prices even lower, while adding support for new features like the updated Google TV […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=168357

#googleTv #mediaStreamer #onn #onn4k #onn4kPro #walmart

Benchmarks show that the 2023 version of Walmart's cheap Onn Streaming Stick (with 1080p support and Google TV software) is much faster than the 2021 model. But the new Onn 4K box is slower than its predecessor. https://www.aftvnews.com/2023-onn-1080p-stick-and-2023-onn-4k-box-benchmarks-compared-to-all-fire-tv-sticks-2021-onn-models-chromecast-shield-tv-and-more/ #Benchmarks #onn #MediaStreamer

Walmart’s new Google TV stick costs just $15 (but you should buy the $20 model instead) #GoogleTv, #MediaStreamer, #Onn1080p, #OnnFullHdStreamingDevice, #Walmart

https://liliputing.com/walmarts-new-google-tv-stick-costs-just-15-but-you-should-buy-the-20-model-instead/

Walmart’s new Google TV stick costs just $15 (but you should buy the $20 model instead)

Walmart’s new onn Full HD Streaming Device is a $15 stick that plugs into an HDMI port of your TV, allowing you to stream video from Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Disney+ and most other popular streaming services.
The device is the cheapest gadget to run Google TV software, and it may be one of the cheapest media streamers from any major company to […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=164559

#googleTv #mediaStreamer #onn #onn1080p #onnFullHdStreamingDevice #walmart

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K and 4K Max (2023) benchmarks show fairly modest CPU & GPU performance gains for the Max, but at least the Stick 4K is finally more powerful than the much cheaper 1080p models. The Cube is still way faster though. https://www.aftvnews.com/2nd-gen-2023-fire-tv-stick-4k-4k-max-benchmarks-compared-to-all-fire-tvs-and-google-android-tv-devices/ #MediaStreamer #AmazonFireTVStick4K #AmazonFireTVStick4KMax #FireTV #benchmarks